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Colossians 3:3 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. "
Colossians 3:3
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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.
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
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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
"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
Colossians 3:2
"Keep your mind on the higher things, not on the things of earth."
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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