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Colossians 3:1

If you have been raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God.

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

In Context

2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal:

Matthew 22:44The LORD said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet?

Mark 12:36For David himself said by the Holy Spirit, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.

Mark 16:19So after the Lord had spoken to them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:1

I. The apostle exhorts us to set our hearts upon heaven and take them off from this world, ver. 1-4 . II. He exhorts to the mortification of sin, in the various instances of it, ver. 5-11 . III. He earnestly presses to mutual love and compassion, ver. 12-17 . And concludes with exhortations to relative duties, of wives and husbands, parents and children, masters and servants, ver. 18-25 . Read the whole commentary →

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