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Colossians 3:2 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Colossians 3:2Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 3:28 words
GreekMeaning
τὰta
The thingsarticleG3588
ἄνωanō
aboveadverbG507
φρονεῖτεphroneite
do set your minds onverbG5426
μὴ
notadverbG3361
τὰta
the thingsarticleG3588
ἐπὶepi
onprepositionG1909
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
γῆςgēs
earthnounG1093
Greek 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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