Colossians 3:2

Seek The Things Above

¹ Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. ² Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth, ³ for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Earthly Things

On Earth

Matthew 16:23

But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring the ark of the Lord's covenant and the holy items dedicated to God's service into the temple that is built to honor the Lord."

Psalm 91:14

The Lord says, "Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.

Psalm 119:36-37

Give me a desire for your rules, rather than for wealth gained unjustly.

Luke 12:15

Then he said to them, "Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

Philippians 3:19-20

Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things.

1 John 2:15-17

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

1 Chronicles 29:3

Now, to show my commitment to the temple of my God, I donate my personal treasure of gold and silver to the temple of my God, in addition to all that I have already supplied for this holy temple.

Psalm 49:11-17

Their grave becomes their permanent residence, their eternal dwelling place. They name their lands after themselves,

Psalm 62:10

Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

Proverbs 23:5

When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!

Ecclesiastes 7:14

In times of prosperity be joyful, but in times of adversity consider this: God has made one as well as the other, so that no one can discover what the future holds.

Matthew 6:19

"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

Luke 16:8-9

The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.

Luke 16:11

If then you haven't been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will entrust you with the true riches?

Luke 16:19-25

"There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.

Romans 8:4-6

so that the righteous requirement of the law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

Philippians 1:23

I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

Colossians 3:1

Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Colossians 3:5

So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.