Colossians 3:2
Set your affection on thynges aboue, not on thinges on the earth.
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- 1 Chr 22:19 : 19 Nowe therefore set your heartes and your soules to seke the Lord your God: Up, and buylde ye the temple of the Lord God, to bring the arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde and the holy vessels of God into the house so buylt for the name of the Lorde.
- Matt 16:23 : 23 But he turned hym about, and sayde vnto Peter: go after me Satan, thou art an offence vnto me: for thou sauerest not the thynges that be of God, but those that be of men.
- 1 John 2:15-17 : 15 See that ye loue not the worlde, neither the thynges that are in the worlde. If any man loue the worlde, the loue of the father is not in hym. 16 For all that is in the worlde, as the lust of the fleshe, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the father, but of the worlde. 17 And the worlde passeth away, and the luste thereof: but he that fulfylleth the wyll of God, abydeth for euer.
- Col 3:1 : 1 If ye then be rysen agayne with Christ, seke those things which are aboue, where Christe sitteth on the ryght hande of God.
- Rom 8:4-6 : 4 That the ryghteousnesse of the lawe, myght be fulfylled in vs, which walke not after the fleshe, but after the spirite. 5 For they that are carnall, are carnally mynded: But they that are spirituall, are spiritually mynded. 6 To be carnally mynded, is death: But to be spiritually mynded, is lyfe & peace:
- Ps 119:36-37 : 36 Encline myne heart vnto thy testimonies: and not to couetousnesse. 37 Turne away myne eyes, lest they beholde vanitie: cause me to lyue in thy way.
- Phil 3:19-20 : 19 Whose ende is dampnation, whose God is their belly, and glorie to their shame, which mynde earthly thynges. 20 But our conuersation is in heauen, from whence also we loke for the sauiour, the Lorde Iesus Christe:
- Luke 12:15 : 15 And he sayde vnto them, Take heede & beware of couetousnes: For no mans lyfe standeth in the aboundaunce of the thynges which he possesseth.
- Ps 91:14 : 14 Because he hath set greatly his loue vpon me, therfore wyll I deliuer hym: I wyll set hym vp out of all daunger, because he hath knowen my name.
- Col 3:5 : 5 Mortifie therefore your members which are vpon the earth: fornication, vncleannesse, inordinate affection, euyll concupiscence, and couetousnesse, which is worshippyng of images:
- Luke 16:8-9 : 8 And the Lord commended the vniuste stewarde, because he had done wisely. For the chyldren of this worlde are in their nation, wiser then the chyldren of lyght. 9 And I saye vnto you, make you friends of the vnrighteous Mammo, that when ye shall haue neede, they may receaue you into euerlastyng habitations.
- Luke 16:11 : 11 So then, yf ye haue not ben faythfull in the vnryghteous Mammon, who shall trust you in the true treasure?
- Matt 6:19 : 19 Hoorde not vp for your selues, treasures vpon earth, where the moth and rust doth corrupt, and where theeues breake through, and steale.
- Phil 1:23 : 23 For I am in a strayte betwixt two, hauyng a desire to be loosed, and to be with Christ, which is much farre better.
- Luke 16:19-25 : 19 Ther was a certaine riche man, whiche was clothed in purple & fine whyte, and fared very deliciously euery day. 20 And there was a certayne begger, named Lazarus, which was layde at his gate full of sores: 21 And desiring to be refresshed with the crumbes which fell from ye riche mans boorde And no man gaue vnto hym: but the dogges came and licked his sores. 22 And it came to passe, that the begger dyed, and was caryed by the Angels into Abrahams bosome. The riche man also dyed, and was buryed. 23 And beyng in hell in tormentes, he lyft vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham a farre of, and Lazarus in his bosome, 24 And he cryed and sayde: father Abraham, haue mercie on me, and sende Lazarus that he may dippe the tippe of his fynger in water, and coole my tongue: for I am tormented in this flambe. 25 But Abraham sayde: Sonne, remember that thou in thy lyfe tyme, receauedst thy pleasure, and lykewyse Lazarus paynes: But nowe is he comforted, and thou art tormented.
- Eccl 7:14 : 14 Use well the tyme of prosperitie, and remember the tyme of misfortune: for God doth so temper the one and the other, that a man can finde nothing els.
- 1 Chr 29:3 : 3 And because I haue lust to the house of my God, I haue of myne owne proper good of golde and siluer which I haue geuen to the house of my God, beside all that I haue prepared for the holy house,
- Ps 49:11-17 : 11 And yet they thynke that their houses shall continue for euer, and that their dwellyng places shall endure from one generation to another: therfore they call landes after their owne names. 12 Neuerthelesse, man can not abyde in such honour: he is but lyke vnto bruite beastes that perishe. 13 This their way is their foolishnesse: yet their posteritie prayse their saying. Selah. 14 They shalbe put into a graue dead as a sheepe, death shall feede on them: but the ryghteous shall haue dominion of them in the mornyng, their beautie shall consume away, hell shall receaue them from their house. 15 But God wyll delyuer my soule from the place of hell: for he wyll receaue me. Selah. 16 Be not thou afrayde though one be made riche: or yf the glorie of his house be encreased. 17 For he shall cary nothyng away with hym when he dyeth: neither shall his pompe folowe after hym.
- Ps 62:10 : 10 O trust not in wrong dealing and spoyling: geue not your selues vnto vanitie, if riches encrease, set not your heart vpon them.
- Prov 23:5 : 5 Wylt thou set thyne eye vpon the thing which sodenly vanisheth away? For riches make them selues wynges, and take their flight lyke an Egle into the ayre.
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1 If ye then be rysen agayne with Christ, seke those things which are aboue, where Christe sitteth on the ryght hande of God.
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19 Whose ende is dampnation, whose God is their belly, and glorie to their shame, which mynde earthly thynges.
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2 Fulfyl ye my ioy, that ye be lyke mynded, hauyng the same loue, being of one accorde, of one mynde,
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7 And the peace of God, which passeth all vnderstandyng, shall kepe your heartes and myndes through Christe Iesus.
8 Furthermore brethren, whatsoeuer, thynges are true, whatsoeuer thynges (are) honest, whatsoeuer thynges (are) iuste, whatsoeuer thynges (are) pure, whatsoeuer thynges pertayne to loue, whatsoeuer thynges (are) of honest report: If there be any vertue, & yf there be any prayse, thynke on these thynges:
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5 For they that are carnall, are carnally mynded: But they that are spirituall, are spiritually mynded.
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14 But put ye on ye Lorde Iesus Christe. And make not prouision for the fleshe, to the lustes therof.
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20 Wherfore, yf ye be dead with Christe from ye rudimentes of the world: why, as though lyuyng in the worlde, are ye led with traditions,
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20 Which he wrought in Christe when he raysed hym from the dead, and set him on his ryght hande in heauenly places
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14 And aboue all thynges put on loue, which is the bonde of perfectnesse.
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3 Whose apparel shal not be outward with brayded heere, & hanging on of gold, eyther in putting on of gorgeous apparel.
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23 To be renued in the spirite of your mynde,
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12 Put on therfore (as the elect of God, holy and beloued) bowels of mercie, kyndenesse, humblenesse of mynde, mekenesse, long sufferyng,
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31 But rather seke ye after ye kyngdome of God, and all these thinges shalbe ministred vnto you.
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14 Wherfore dearely beloued, seyng that ye loke for such thynges, be diligent that ye may be founde of hym in peace, without spot, and vndefyled:
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24 They truely that are Christes, haue crucified the flesshe, with the affections and lustes.
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16 Beyng of lyke affection one towardes another, beyng not hye mynded: but makyng your selues equall to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your owne opinions,
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23 And whatsoeuer ye do, do it heartilie, as to the Lorde, and not vnto men:
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13 Brethren I count not my selfe as yet that I haue attained: but this one thing I say I forget those thinges which are behynde, and endeuour my selfe vnto those thynges which are before,
14 And I prease towarde the marke, for the price of the hye callyng of God in Christe Iesus.
15 Let vs therfore as many as be perfect, be thus mynded, and if ye be otherwyse mynded, God shall reueale the same also vnto you.
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2 That he hence forwarde shoulde lyue, as much tyme as remayneth in ye fleshe, not after the lustes of men, but after the wyll of God.
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2 For therfore sygh we, desiryng to be clothed with our house whiche is from heauen:
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33 But rather, seke ye first the kyngdome of God, and his ryghteousnesse, and all these thynges shalbe ministred vnto you.
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48 As is the earthy, suche are they that are earthy: And as is the heauenly, such are they also that are heauenly.
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17 That Christe may dwell in your heartes by fayth: that ye beyng rooted and grounded in loue,
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4 No man that warreth, entangleth hym selfe with thaffayres of this lyfe, that he may please hym which hath chosen hym to be a souldier.
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3 Blessed be God, the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe, whiche hath blessed vs in all spirituall blessyng, in heauenly thynges by Christe:
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17 This I say therfore, and testifie in the Lorde, that ye hencefoorth walke not as other gentiles walke, in vanitie of their mynde:
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10 Hauyng put on the newe man, which is renued into the knowledge after the image of hym that made hym,