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  • Colossians 3:2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 2 Keep your minds fixed on the things above,+ not on the things on the earth.+

  • Colossians 3:2
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 2 τὰ the (things) ἄνω upward φρονεῖτε, be YOU minding, μὴ not τὰ the (things) ἐπὶ upon τῆς the γῆς, earth,

  • Colossians 3:2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 2 Keep YOUR minds fixed on the things above,+ not on the things upon the earth.+

  • Colossians 3:2
    The Bible in Living English
    • 2 Have in mind the things above, not the things on the earth;

  • Colossians 3:2
    American Standard Version
    • 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

  • Colossians 3:2
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 2 The things on high hold in esteem, Not the things upon the earth:

  • Colossians 3:2
    King James Version
    • 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

  • Colossians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 3:2 w17.11 25; w14 10/15 28-29

  • Colossians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 3:2 w73 145; w64 517; g59 9/8 8

  • Colossians
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 3:2

      The Watchtower (Study),

      11/2017, pp. 25-26

      The Watchtower,

      10/15/2014, pp. 28-29

  • Colossians Study Notes—Chapter 3
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 3:2

      on the things above: Paul urges anointed Christians in Colossae to focus their minds on their hope. In his letter to the Philippians, he also points to “the prize of the upward call,” the prospect of reigning in heaven with Christ. (Php 3:14; Col 1:4, 5) Paul phrases the command, keep your minds fixed, in the present tense, suggesting ongoing or continuous action. If they kept this focus, they would avoid letting the things on the earth, such as worldly philosophies or empty traditions, distract and weaken them, costing them their precious hope.​—Col 2:8.

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