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Colossians 3:1

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IF ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
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  1. Romans 8:6Rank 1 from verse 1
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    6For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

  2. Matthew 6:33Rank 2 from verse 1
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    33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  3. 2 Corinthians 4:18Rank 3 from verse 1
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    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.

  4. Colossians 3:2Rank 4 from verse 1
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    2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

  5. Matthew 6:20Rank 5 from verse 1
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    20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

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Colossians 3:1

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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risen

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Having risen; stood up, come forth, ascended, or returned from death.

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Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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right

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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

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2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

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