Colossians 3:2

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 22:19 : 19 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.
  • Matt 16:23 : 23 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.›
  • 1 John 2:15-17 : 15 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. 16 For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
  • Col 3:1 : 1 ¶ If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
  • Rom 8:4-6 : 4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace.
  • Ps 119:36-37 : 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. 37 ¶ Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; [and] quicken thou me in thy way.
  • Phil 3:19-20 : 19 Whose end [is] destruction, whose God [is their] belly, and [whose] glory [is] in their shame, who mind earthly things.) 20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
  • Luke 12:15 : 15 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.›
  • Ps 91:14 : 14 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.
  • Col 3:5 : 5 ¶ Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
  • Luke 16:8-9 : 8 ‹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.› 9 ‹And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.›
  • Luke 16:11 : 11 ‹If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true› [riches]?
  • Matt 6:19 : 19 ¶ ‹Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:›
  • Phil 1:23 : 23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
  • Luke 16:19-25 : 19 ¶ ‹There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:› 20 ‹And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,› 21 ‹And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.› 22 ‹And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;› 23 ‹And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.› 24 ‹And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.› 25 ‹But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.›
  • Eccl 7:14 : 14 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.
  • 1 Chr 29:3 : 3 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,
  • Ps 49:11-17 : 11 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. 12 Nevertheless man [being] in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts [that] perish. 13 This their way [is] their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. 14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. 15 ¶ But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart [upon them].
  • Prov 23:5 : 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Col 3:1
    87%

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

  • Col 3:3-6
    4 verses
    80%

    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.

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

    6For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

  • Phil 3:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19Whose end [is] destruction, whose God [is their] belly, and [whose] glory [is] in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

    20For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

  • 2 Cor 4:18
    71%

    18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal.

  • Phil 2:2-5
    4 verses
    70%

    2Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.

    3[Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

    4Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

    5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

  • Rom 12:2
    70%

    2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

  • 1 John 2:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15Love 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.

    16For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

  • Eph 2:6
    70%

    6And hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus:

  • Phil 4:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

    8Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.

  • Rom 8:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

    6For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace.

  • Rom 13:14
    69%

    14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof].

  • Col 2:20
    68%

    20Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

  • Matt 6:19-21
    3 verses
    68%

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

    20‹But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:›

    21‹For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.›

  • Eph 1:20-21
    2 verses
    68%

    20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places],

    21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

  • Luke 12:34
    68%

    34‹For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.›

  • Col 3:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

    15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

  • 1 Pet 3:3
    68%

    3Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

  • Eph 4:23
    68%

    23And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

  • Col 3:12
    68%

    12¶ Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

  • Luke 12:31
    68%

    31‹But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.›

  • 2 Pet 3:14
    67%

    14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

  • Gal 5:24
    67%

    24And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

  • Rom 12:16
    67%

    16[Be] of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

  • Col 3:23
    67%

    23And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

  • Phil 3:13-15
    3 verses
    67%

    13Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

    14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

    15¶ Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

  • 1 Pet 4:2
    67%

    2That he no longer should live the rest of [his] time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

  • 2 Cor 5:2
    67%

    2For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

  • Matt 6:33
    67%

    33‹But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.›

  • 1 Cor 15:48
    67%

    48As [is] the earthy, such [are] they also that are earthy: and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] they also that are heavenly.

  • Eph 3:17
    67%

    17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

  • 2 Tim 2:4
    66%

    4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

  • Eph 1:3
    66%

    3¶ Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:

  • Eph 4:17
    66%

    17¶ This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

  • Col 3:10
    66%

    10And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: