Colossians 3:2 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 3:28 words

GreekMeaning

τὰta

The thingsarticleG3588

ἄνωanō

aboveadverbG507

φρονεῖτεphroneite

do set your minds onverbG5426

μὴmē

notadverbG3361

τὰta

the thingsarticleG3588

ἐπὶepi

onprepositionG1909

τῆςtēs

thearticleG3588

γῆςgēs

earthnounG1093

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 3:2

“Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. For you died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life shall be manifested, then shall you also with Him be manifested in glory.” This is not your life, he says, it is some other one. He is now urgent to remove them, and insists upon showing that they are seated above, and are dead; from both considerations establishing the position, that they are not to seek…
Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 7 on Colossians

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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