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Colossians 3:2

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1 Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

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BSB
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
KJV
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
WEB
Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
ASV
Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.
DARBY
have your mind on the things [that are] above, not on the things [that are] on the earth;
BLB
Mind the things above, not the things on the earth.
ÅB
La deres hu stå til det som er der oppe, ikke til det som er på jorden!
OTB
La deres sinn være vendt mot de ting som er der oppe, ikke mot de jordiske ting.
B1930
La eders hu stå til det som er der oppe, ikke til det som er på jorden!

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Cross references

  • 1 John 2:15–17

    Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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  • 1 Chronicles 22:19

    Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”

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  • Colossians 3:1

    Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

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  • Matthew 16:23

    But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

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  • Romans 8:4–6

    so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

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  • Matthew 6:19

    Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

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  • Psalms 119:36–37

    Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.

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  • Colossians 3:5

    Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

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