Colossians 3:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Think only about what is up there, not what is here on earth.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now give your heart and soul to the Lord your God, and do what he says. Build the holy place of the Lord God. Then bring the Box of the Lord’s Agreement and all the other holy things into the Temple built for the Lord’s name.”

Colossians 3:1

You were raised from death with Christ. So live for what is in heaven, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.

Matthew 16:23

Then Jesus said to Peter, “Get away from me, Satan! You are not helping me! You don’t care about the same things God does. You care only about things that people think are important.”

Matthew 6:19

“Don’t save treasures for yourselves here on earth. Moths and rust will destroy them. And thieves can break into your house and steal them.

Colossians 3:5

So put everything evil out of your life: sexual sin, doing anything immoral, letting sinful thoughts control you, and wanting things that are wrong. And don’t keep wanting more and more for yourself, which is the same as worshiping a false god.

Luke 12:15

Then Jesus said to them, “Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. People do not get life from the many things they own.”

Psalm 62:10

Don’t trust in your power to take things by force. Don’t think you will gain anything by stealing. And if you become wealthy, don’t put your trust in riches.

Psalm 91:14

The Lord says, “If someone trusts me, I will save them. I will protect my followers who call to me for help.

Luke 16:11

If you cannot be trusted with worldly riches, you will not be trusted with the true riches.

Philippians 1:23

It would be a hard choice. Sometimes I want to leave this life and be with Christ. That would be much better for me;

Proverbs 23:5

In the blink of an eye, money can disappear, as if it grew wings and flew away like a bird.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

When life is good, enjoy it. But when life is hard, remember that God gives us good times and hard times. And no one knows what will happen in the future.

1 Chronicles 29:3

I am making a special gift of gold and silver things for my God’s Temple. I am doing this because I really want the Temple of my God to be built. I am giving all these things to build this holy Temple.