Colossians 3:2 (KJV)

Thou and Ye

your more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

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Thompson Chains

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 22:19 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 the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.
Matthew 16:23 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.
1 John 2:15–17 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. …
Colossians 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Psalms 119:36–37 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. …
Romans 8:4–6 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. …
Philippians 3:19–20 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) …
Luke 12:15 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.
Psalms 91:14 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.
Colossians 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Matthew 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Luke 16:8–9 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. …
Luke 16:11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
Philippians 1:23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
1 Chronicles 29:3 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 for the holy house,
Psalms 49:11–17 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. …
Psalms 62:10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
Ecclesiastes 7:14 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.
Luke 16:19–25 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: …

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Topics

Affections Should be set upon heavenly things
Commandments Precepts of Paul. explicitly stated or implied in didactic epistles
Covetousness General scriptures concerning
Spirituality Brings indifference to worldly good
Worldliness General scriptures concerning

Timeline

Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 65 · The Epistle to the Colossians

Greek and Strong’s

Set your affection φρονεῖτε phroneite φρονέω Verb · present active imperative, second person plural
on things above Τὰ Ta Pronoun · accusative neuter plural ἄνω anō ἄνω Adverb
not μὴ mē μή Adverb
on things on τὰ ta Pronoun · accusative neuter plural ἐπὶ epi ἐπί Preposition
the earth τῆς tēs Article · genitive feminine singular γῆς gēs γῆ Noun · genitive feminine singular

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0