Colossians 3:2

New Century Version

Think only about the things in heaven, not the things on earth.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now give yourselves completely to obeying the Lord your God. Build the holy place of the Lord God; build the Temple for worship to the Lord. Then bring the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord and the holy items that belong to God into the Temple.”

1 Chronicles 29:3

I have already given this for the Temple, but now I am also giving my own treasures of gold and silver, because I really want the Temple of my God to be built.

Psalm 62:10

Do not trust in force. Stealing is of no use. Even if you gain more riches, don’t put your trust in them.

Psalm 91:14

The Lord says, “Whoever loves me, I will save. I will protect those who know me.

Proverbs 23:5

Wealth can vanish in the wink of an eye. It can seem to grow wings and fly away like an eagle.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

When life is good, enjoy it. But when life is hard, remember: God gives good times and hard times, and no one knows what tomorrow will bring.

Matthew 16:23

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

Matthew 6:19

“Don’t store treasures for yourselves here on earth where moths and rust will destroy them and thieves can break in and steal them.

Luke 12:15

Then Jesus said to them, “Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. Life is not measured by how much one owns.”

Luke 16:11

If you cannot be trusted with worldly riches, then who will trust you with true riches?

Philippians 1:23

It is hard to choose between the two. I want to leave this life and be with Christ, which is much better,

Colossians 3:1

Since you were raised from the dead with Christ, aim at what is in heaven, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.

Colossians 3:5

So put all evil things out of your life: sexual sinning, doing evil, letting evil thoughts control you, wanting things that are evil, and greed. This is really serving a false god.