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Colossians 3:2
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Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
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Colossians 3:2 in Other Translations
KJV
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Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
ESV
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Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
NLT
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Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.
MSG
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Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ - that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.
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Set your minds on what is above, not on what is on the earth.
Colossians 3:2 In-Context
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Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
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Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
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For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
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When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
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Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
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Philippians 3:19,20
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