Colossians 3:2

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.”

— WEB

“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”

— KJV

“Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.”

— ASV

Cross-references

Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 John 2:15-17 "Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him."
1 Chronicles 22:19 "Now set your heart and your soul to follow Yahweh your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, to bring the ark of Y…"
Colossians 3:1 "If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God."
Matthew 16:23 "But he turned, and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things…"
Romans 8:4-6 "that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
Matthew 6:19 "“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;"
Psalms 119:36-37 "Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain."
Colossians 3:5 "Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousne…"

Commentary

Translate, "Set your mind on the things above, not on the things," &c. (Col 2:20). Contrast "who mind earthly things" (Phi 3:19). Whatever we make an idol of, will either be a cross to us if we be believers, or a curse to us if unbelievers.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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