Colossians 3:2

In 9 translations

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.

LSV

mind the things above, not the things on the earth,

YLT

the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,

DBY

have your mind on the things [that are] above, not on the things [that are] on the earth;

DRC

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

GNV

Set your affections on things which are aboue, and not on things which are on the earth.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT

τὰ ἄνω φρονεῖτε, μὴ τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,

RP2018

Τὰ ἄνω φρονεῖτε, μὴ τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

TR-Boyd

Τὰ ἄνω φρονεῖτε, μὴ τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

SCR1894

τα ανω φρονειτε μη τα επι της γης

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• 1 John 2:15–17Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is…
• 1 Chronicles 22:19Now 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…
• Colossians 3:1Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
• Matthew 16:23But 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.”
• Romans 8:4–6so 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. Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh;…
• Matthew 6:19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
• Psalms 119:36–37Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
• Colossians 3:5Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
• Philippians 3:19–20Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus…
• Luke 12:15And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
• Psalms 62:10Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
• Philippians 1:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
• Psalms 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
• Luke 16:11So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
• 1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
• Ecclesiastes 7:14In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.

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