Colossians 3:2 - Tree of Life Version

² Focus your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

Common English Bible

² Think about the things above and not things on earth.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Consider the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² Mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth.

Colossians 3:2 Cross References

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now set your hearts and souls to seek after Adonai your God. Rise up and build the Sanctuary of Adonai Elohim so that you can bring the Ark of the Covenant of Adonai and the holy vessels of God into the House built for the Name of Adonai.”

1 Chronicles 29:3

Moreover, in my devotion to the House of my God, I have given over my private treasure of gold and silver to the House of my God, in addition to all that I have already supplied for the holy House:

Psalm 62:10

Sons of Adam are a vapor, sons of man are an illusion. In balanced scales they go up— altogether they are less than a breath.

Psalm 91:14

“Because he has devoted his love to Me, I will deliver him. I will set him securely on high, because he knows My Name.

Proverbs 23:5

When you cast your eyes 0n riches, it is gone; for it surely sprouts wings and flies off into the sky like an eagle.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

In a time of prosperity, prosper! But in a time of adversity, consider: God has made one as well as the other. Therefore man cannot discover anything about his future.

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 of God, but the things of men.”

Matthew 6:19

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

Luke 12:15

Then He said to them, “Watch out! Be on guard against all kinds of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the material goods he possesses.”

Luke 16:11

So then, if you cannot be trusted with unjust wealth, who will trust you with true wealth?

Philippians 1:23

I am torn between the two—having a desire to leave and be with Messiah, which is far better;

Colossians 3:1

Therefore, if you have been raised up with Messiah, keep seeking the things above—where Messiah is, sitting at the right hand of God.

Colossians 3:5

Therefore, put to death what is earthly in you—sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed—for that is idolatry.