Colossians 3:1

Colossians 3:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
• New International Version (NIV)Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.

Context of Colossians 3:1

Therefore, if you have been raised up with Messiah, keep seeking the things above—where Messiah is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2Focus your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3For you have died, and your life is hidden with Messiah in God.

Colossians 3:1 word by word

Εἰ οὖν συνηγέρθητε τῷ Χριστῷ, τὰ ἄνω ζητεῖτε, οὗ ὁ Χριστός ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ θεοῦ καθήμενος·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• yeσυνεγείρωsunegeirō · to raise up withG4891
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• Christὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• seekζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• aboveἄνωanō · aboveG507
• whereοὗhou · whitherG3757
• sittethκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the right handδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Colossians 3:1

• Colossians 2:12You were buried along with Him in immersion, through which you also were raised with Him by trusting in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.
• Romans 6:4Therefore we were buried together with Him through immersion into death—in order that just as Messiah was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.
• Galatians 2:19For through law I died to law, so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Messiah;
• Ephesians 1:19and what is His exceedingly great power toward us who keep trusting Him—in keeping with the working of His mighty strength.
• Ephesians 2:5Even when we were dead in our trespasses, He made us alive together with Messiah. (By grace you have been saved!)
• Colossians 3:2Focus your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
• Psalms 16:11You make known to me the path of life. Abundance of joys are in Your presence, eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
• Psalms 17:14from men, with Your hand, Adonai, from men of the world whose portion is in this life. You fill their belly with Your treasure —with plenty of children— and leave their surplus to their babes.
• Psalms 73:25Whom have I in heaven but You? On earth there is none I desire besides You.
• Proverbs 15:24The path of life leads upward for the wise to keep him from going down to Sheol.
• Matthew 6:20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in or steal.
• Luke 12:33“Sell your possessions and do tzadakah. Make money pouches for yourselves that do not get old—a treasure in the heavens that never runs out, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
• Romans 8:6For the mindset of the flesh is death, but the mindset of the Ruach is life and shalom.
• 2 Corinthians 4:18as we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.
• Philippians 3:20For our citizenship is in heaven, and from there we eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
• Hebrews 11:13These all died in faith without receiving the things promised—but they saw them and welcomed them from afar, and they confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.

Commentaries on Colossians 3:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1If ye then - · Seeing then that ye are risen with Christ; this refers to what he had said, Colossians 2:12; : Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him. As, therefore, ye have most cordially received the doctrine of Christ; and profess to be partakers of a spiritual religion, that promises spiritual and eternal things; seek those things, and look to be prepared for the enjoyment of them.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1If ye then be risen with Christ - The apostle in this place evidently founds the argument on what he had said in Colossians 2:12; see the notes at that passage. The argument is, that there was such an union between Christ and his people, that in virtue of his death they become dead to sin; that in virtue of his resurrection they rise to spiritual life, and that, therefore, as Christ now lives in heaven, they should live for heaven, and fix their…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The Colossians exhorted to be heavenly-minded; (1-4) to mortify all corrupt affections; (5-11) to live in mutual love, forbearance, and forgiveness; (12-17) and to practise the duties of wives and husbands, children, parents, and servants. (18-25) Verses 1-4 As Christians are freed from the ceremonial law, they must walk the more closely with God in gospel obedience. As heaven and earth are contrary one to the other, both cannot be followed together; and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1strive for the things above: Christians live on earth, but their true selves have been raised with Christ. This connects them to the spiritual world where Christ rules. In contrast, the commands and teachings of false teachers focus on earthly matters (2:22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-251. If ... then--The connection with Col 2:18, 23, is, he had condemned the "fleshly mind" and the "satiating to the full the flesh"; in contrast to this he now says, "If then ye have been once for all raised up (Greek, aorist tense) together with Christ" (namely, at your conversion and baptism, Ro 6:4). seek those things ... above--(Mt 6:33; Php 3:20). sitteth--rather, as Greek, "Where Christ is, sitting on the right of God" (Ep 1:20). The Head being…Read the comment

Topics related to Colossians 3:1

• Affections
• Commandments
• Resurrection
• Spirituality

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• Earth

Commentaries on Colossians 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings