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Colossians 3:1

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

1770 John Worsley NT

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

2Mind the things above, not those on the earth.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Matthew 22:44saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, "Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?"

Mark 12:36for David himself said by the holy Spirit, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Mark 16:19Now the Lord, after He had spoken to them, was taken 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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