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Colossians 3

Col. 3:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Set your νaffection
phroneo (Greek #5426)
to exercise the mind, i.e. entertain or have a sentiment or opinion; by implication, to be (mentally) disposed (more or less earnestly in a certain direction); intensively, to interest oneself in (with concern or obedience)
KJV usage: set the affection on, (be) care(-ful), (be like-, + be of one, + be of the same, + let this) mind(-ed), regard, savour, think.
Pronounce: fron-eh'-o
Origin: from 5424
on things
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
above
ano (Greek #507)
upward or on the top
KJV usage: above, brim, high, up.
Pronounce: an'-o
Origin: adverb from 473
, not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
k on things
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
on
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
the earth
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ge (Greek #1093)
soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
KJV usage: country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
Pronounce: ghay
Origin: contracted from a primary word
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or, mind.
k
1 John 2:15• 15Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him; (1 John 2:15)

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Col. 3:1• 1If therefore ye have been raised with the Christ, seek the things which are above, where the Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God: (Col. 3:1)
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1 Chron. 22:19• 19Now set your heart and your soul to seek Jehovah your God; and arise and build the sanctuary of Jehovah Elohim, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the vessels of the sanctuary of God into the house that is to be built unto the name of Jehovah. (1 Chron. 22:19)
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1 Chron. 29:3• 3And moreover, in my affection for the house of my God I have given of my own property of gold and silver, for the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the house of the sanctuary: (1 Chron. 29:3)
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Psa. 62:10• 10Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set not your heart upon it. (Psa. 62:10)
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Psa. 91:14• 14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. (Psa. 91:14)
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Psa. 119:36‑37• 36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.
 37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way. (Psa. 119:36‑37)
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Prov. 23:5• 5wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens. (Prov. 23:5)
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Eccl. 7:14• 14In the day of prosperity enjoy good, and in the day of adversity consider: God hath also set the one beside the other, to the end that man should find out nothing of what shall be after him. (Eccl. 7:14)
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Matt. 16:23• 23But turning round, he said to Peter, Get away behind me, Satan; thou art an offence to me, for thy mind is not on the things that are of God, but on the things that are of men. (Matt. 16:23)
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Rom. 8:4‑6• 4in order that the righteous requirement of the law should be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to flesh but according to Spirit.
 5For they that are according to flesh mind the things of the flesh; and they that are according to Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
 6For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit life and peace. (Rom. 8:4‑6)
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Phil. 1:23• 23But I am pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, for it is very much better, (Phil. 1:23)
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1 John 2:15‑17• 15Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him;
 16because 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.
 17And the world is passing, and its lust, but he that does the will of God abides for eternity. (1 John 2:15‑17)
affection.
or, mind.
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Col. 3:5• 5Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry. (Col. 3:5)
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Psa. 49:11‑17• 11Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever, their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.
 12Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
 13This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah.
 14Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.
 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he will receive me. Selah.
 16Be not afraid when a man becometh rich, when the glory of his house is increased:
 17For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him. (Psa. 49:11‑17)
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Matt. 6:19• 19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal; (Matt. 6:19)
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Luke 12:15• 15And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions. (Luke 12:15)
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Luke 16:8‑9,11,19‑25• 8And the lord praised the unrighteous steward because he had done prudently. For the sons of this world are, for their own generation, more prudent than the sons of light.
 9And *I* say to you, Make to yourselves friends with the mammon of unrighteousness, that when it fails ye may be received into the eternal tabernacles.
 11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who shall entrust to you the true?
 19Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.
 20And there was a poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his gateway full of sores,
 21and desiring to be filled with the crumbs which fell from the table of the rich man; but the dogs also coming licked his sores.
 22And it came to pass that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the angels into the bosom of Abraham. And the rich man also died and was buried.
 23And in hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
 24And he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.
 25But Abraham said, Child, recollect that *thou* hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and *thou* art in suffering. (Luke 16:8‑9,11,19‑25)
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Phil. 3:19• 19whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and their glory in their shame, who mind earthly things:) (Phil. 3:19)
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1 John 2:15• 15Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him; (1 John 2:15)
• Many of the exhortations in the Epistle to the Ephesians are nearly the same as those to the Colossians. But in the Epistle to the Ephesians they are connected with the Spirit; in that to the Colossians, with the action of the Word and of grace in the heart. (“Colossians 3” by J.N. Darby)
• It is rather "your mind;" for here, however important the state of the heart, it is a question simply of the whole bent and judgment. (“Colossians 3” by W. Kelly)
• Setting our “mind on things that are above” means….setting our minds supremely upon Christ and seeking in all things the furtherance of Heaven’s interests. (“The Believer's Identification With the Death and Resurrection of Christ: Colossians 3:1-11” by B. Anstey)
• The danger for us is in getting absorbed with earthly things: Hence Paul’s admonition to set our minds on things above, and “not on things on the earth.” (“The Believer's Identification With the Death and Resurrection of Christ: Colossians 3:1-11” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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have your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth;

W. Kelly Translation

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Set your mind on the things above, not on those on the earth.