Colossians 3:2

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Summary

Colossians 3:2

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Set

Not

1 John 2:15

General references

1 Corinthians 15:13

Hebrews 13:14

Bible References

Set

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.

Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Not

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

General references

But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.