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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 anyone loveth 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 were raised with Christ, seek the things above, where the Christ is seated on [the] right hand of God. (Col. 3:1)
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1 Chron. 22:19•  (1 Chron. 22:19)
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1 Chron. 29:3•  (1 Chron. 29:3)
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Psa. 62:10•  (Psa. 62:10)
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Psa. 91:14•  (Psa. 91:14)
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Psa. 119:36‑37•  (Psa. 119:36‑37)
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Prov. 23:5•  (Prov. 23:5)
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Eccl. 7:14•  (Eccl. 7:14)
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Matt. 16:23• 23{i}But 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.{/i} (Matt. 16:23)
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Rom. 8:4‑6• 4that the requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us that walk not according to flesh but according to Spirit.
 5For those that are according to flesh mind the things of the flesh, but those according to Spirit the things of the Spirit.
 6For the mind of the flesh [is] death, and the mind of the Spirit [is] life and peace; (Rom. 8:4‑6)
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Phil. 1:23• 23But I am perplexed by the two, having the desire for departing and being with Christ, for it is very far better; (Phil. 1:23)
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1 John 2:15‑17• 15Love not the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loveth the world, the love of the Father is not in him:
 16because all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, 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 doeth the will of God abideth forever. (1 John 2:15‑17)
affection.
or, mind.
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Col. 3:5• 5Put to death therefore your members that [are] on the earth, fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; (Col. 3:5)
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Psa. 49:11‑17•  (Psa. 49:11‑17)
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Matt. 6:19• 19Lay not up for you treasures on the earth where moth and rust consume, and where thieves dig through and steal; (Matt. 6:19)
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Luke 12:15• 15{i}And{/i} 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 age are in respect of their own generation more prudent than the sons of light.
 9And I say unto you, make to yourselves friends with the mammon of unrighteousness, that, when it fails, ye may be received into everlasting habitations.
 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 {i}[there was]{/i} a poor man named Lazarus, [who] lay at his gateway full of sores,
 21and desiring to be filled with the crumbs which fell from the table of the rich man; nay, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
 22And it came to pass that the poor man died, and was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died, and was buried.
 23And in Hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth 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, remember that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, likewise Lazarus evil things; but now here he is comforted, 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 they glory in their shame, who mind the things of earth. (Phil. 3:19)
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1 John 2:15• 15Love not the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loveth 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.