Verse
Colossians 3:2 — Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”
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The verses around Colossians 3:2.
1If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
Verse explanation
Paul reinforces the request: set their minds on things above, not on earthly priorities, a call to mental focus, not to escape from real life.
From the Colossians 3 study in Bible in Stories.
Colossians 3:2 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Pensae nas coisas que são de cima, e não nas que são da terra;
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Pensai nas coisas de cima, não nas que [estão] na terra.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Fijen sus mentes en lo que está arriba y no aquí en la tierra.
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