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Colossians 3:2 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. "
Colossians 3:2
Verse in Context
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If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
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Keep your mind on the higher things, not on the things of earth.
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From This Chapter
Colossians 3:1
"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God."
Colossians 3:2
"Keep your mind on the higher things, not on the things of earth."
Colossians 3:3
"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
Colossians 3:4
"When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory."
Colossians 3:5
"Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:"
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