Colossians 3:2

New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

שׂוּם

sûwm

H7760

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

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your

אָהַב

ʼâhab

H157

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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on

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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מַעַל

maʻal

H4605

properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.

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not on

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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on the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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Key Terms in This Verse

affection H157

אָהַב ʼâhab

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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above H4605

מַעַל maʻal

properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.

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Set H7760

שׂוּם sûwm

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

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earth H776

אֶרֶץ ʼerets

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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things H1697

דָּבָר dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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things H1697

דָּבָר dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 22:19 cross-reference

Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into...

Colossians 3:1 cross-reference

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

Matthew 16:23 cross-reference

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

Matthew 6:19 cross-reference

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Colossians 3:5 cross-reference

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

Luke 12:15 cross-reference

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Psalm 62:10 cross-reference

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

Philippians 1:23 cross-reference

For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

Psalm 91:14 cross-reference

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

Luke 16:11 cross-reference

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

1 Chronicles 29:3 cross-reference

Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared...

Ecclesiastes 7:14 cross-reference

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

Proverbs 23:5 cross-reference

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

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