The Life of the New Man

So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.(A) Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.(B) For you died,(C) and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your[a] life, appears,(D) then you also will appear with him in glory.(E)

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Keep Focusing on the Messiah

Therefore, if you have been raised with the Messiah,[a] keep focusing on the things that are above, where the Messiah[b] is seated at the right hand of God. Keep your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth. For you have died, and your life has been safely guarded by the Messiah[c] in God. When the Messiah,[d] who is[e] your[f] life, is revealed, then you, too, will be revealed with him in glory.

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  1. Colossians 3:1 Or Christ
  2. Colossians 3:1 Or Christ
  3. Colossians 3:3 Or Christ
  4. Colossians 3:4 Or Christ
  5. Colossians 3:4 The Gk. lacks who is
  6. Colossians 3:4 Other mss. read our