Colossians 3:2
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2 (A)Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
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1 John 2:15-17
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Do Not Love the World
15 (A)Do not love the world or the things in the world. (B)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—(C)the desires of the flesh and (D)the desires of the eyes and pride of life[a]—is not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And (E)the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
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- 1 John 2:16 Or pride in possessions
1 Chronicles 22:19
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19 Now (A)set your mind and heart to seek the Lord your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, (B)so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God may be brought into a house built (C)for the name of the Lord.”
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Matthew 16:23
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23 But he turned and said to Peter, (A)“Get behind me, Satan! You are (B)a hindrance[a] to me. For you (C)are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
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- Matthew 16:23 Greek stumbling block
Romans 8:4-6
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4 in order that (A)the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, (B)who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For (C)those who live according to the flesh set their minds on (D)the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on (E)the things of the Spirit. 6 For to set (F)the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
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Psalm 119:36-37
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36 (A)Incline my heart to your testimonies,
and not to (B)selfish gain!
37 (C)Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
and (D)give me life in your ways.
Colossians 3:1
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Put On the New Self
3 (A)If then you have been raised with Christ, seek (B)the things that are above, where Christ is, (C)seated at the right hand of God.
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Matthew 6:19
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Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
19 (A)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where (B)moth and rust[a] destroy and where thieves (C)break in and steal,
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- Matthew 6:19 Or worm; also verse 20
Luke 12:15
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15 And he said to them, (A)“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
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Colossians 3:5
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5 (A)Put to death therefore (B)what is earthly in you:[a] (C)sexual immorality, impurity, (D)passion, evil desire, and covetousness, (E)which is idolatry.
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- Colossians 3:5 Greek therefore your members that are on the earth
Luke 16:11
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11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
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Psalm 91:14
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14 “Because he (A)holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will protect him, because he (B)knows my name.
Philippians 1:23
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23 (A)I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is (B)to depart and (C)be with Christ, for that is far better.
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Psalm 62:10
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10 Put no trust in extortion;
(A)set no vain hopes on robbery;
(B)if riches increase, set not your heart on them.
1 Chronicles 29:3
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3 Moreover, in addition to all that I have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, and because of my devotion to the house of my God I give it to the house of my God:
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Luke 16:8-9
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8 The master commended the dishonest manager for his (A)shrewdness. For (B)the sons of this world[a] are (C)more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than (D)the sons of light. 9 And I tell you, (E)make friends for yourselves by means of (F)unrighteous wealth,[b] so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.
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Ecclesiastes 7:14
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14 (A)In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, (B)so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.
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Psalm 49:11-17
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11 Their (A)graves are their homes forever,[a]
their dwelling places (B)to all generations,
though they (C)called lands by their own names.
12 Man in his pomp (D)will not remain;
(E)he is like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the path of those who have (F)foolish confidence;
yet after them people approve of their boasts.[b] Selah
14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
death shall be their shepherd,
and the upright (G)shall rule over them in the morning.
(H)Their form shall be consumed (I)in Sheol, with no place to dwell.
15 But God will (J)ransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
for he will (K)receive me. Selah
16 Be not afraid when a man becomes rich,
when the glory of his house increases.
17 (L)For when he dies he will (M)carry nothing away;
his glory will not go down after him.
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- Psalm 49:11 Septuagint, Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Their inward thought was that their homes were forever
- Psalm 49:13 Or and of those after them who approve of their boasts
Luke 16:19-25
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in (A)purple and fine linen and (B)who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate (C)was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who desired to be fed with (D)what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 The poor man died and was carried by (E)the angels (F)to Abraham's side.[a] The rich man also died and was buried, 23 and in (G)Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and (H)saw Abraham far off and Lazarus (I)at his side. 24 And he called out, (J)‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and (K)cool my tongue, for (L)I am in anguish in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that (M)you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.
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- Luke 16:22 Greek bosom; also verse 23
Proverbs 23:5
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5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
(A)for suddenly it sprouts wings,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.
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