Colossians 3:2

2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

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Colossians 3:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
ESV
2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
NLT
2 Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.
MSG
2 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.
CSB
2 Set your minds on what is above, not on what is on the earth.

Colossians 3:2 In-Context

1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
5 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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  • 1. Philippians 3:19,20
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