Colossians 3:1
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If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God.
If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
Therefore if you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, sharing in His resurrection from the dead], keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
If then you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Therefore, if you were raised with Christ, look for the things that are above where Christ is sitting at God’s right side.
So if you were raised along with the Messiah, then seek the things above, where the Messiah is sitting at the right hand of God.
You have been raised to life with Christ. Now set your heart on what is in heaven, where Christ rules at God's right side.
If therefore ye have been raised with the Christ, seek the things [which are] above, where the Christ is, sitting at [the] right hand of God:
If then you were raised-with Christ, be seeking the things above where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
Therefore, if you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above; where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God:
You were raised from death with Christ. So live for what is in heaven, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.
God has raised you with Christ to a new life. So you should want more and more the things that belong to heaven. That is where Christ is now. He sits there at God's right side.
Therefore, because you were raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
[L Therefore] Since you were ·raised from the dead [L raised] with Christ, ·aim at [aspire to; seek after; focus on] ·what is in heaven [L the things above], where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.
1 Against earthly exercises, which the false apostles urged, 2 he setteth heavenly: 5 and beginneth with the mortifying of the flesh, 8 whence he draweth particular exhortations, 18 and particular duties which depend on each man’s calling. If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God.
Since you were brought back to life with Christ, focus on the things that are above—where Christ holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne.
You have been raised to life with Christ, so set your hearts on the things that are in heaven, where Christ sits on his throne at the right side of God.
So if you have been raised with the Messiah, seek what is above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God.
You were raised from death with Christ. So aim at what is in heaven, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.
Therefore, if you have been raised with the Messiah, keep focusing on the things that are above, where the Messiah is seated at the right hand of God.
If you are then “risen” with Christ, reach out for the highest gifts of Heaven, where your master reigns in power. Give your heart to the heavenly things, not to the passing things of earth. For, as far as this world is concerned, you are already dead, and your true life is a hidden one in Christ. One day, Christ, the secret centre of our lives, will show himself openly, and you will all share in that magnificent d?nouement.
¶ If ye then are risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where the Christ sits at the right hand of God.
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Therefore, if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Therefore, if you have been raised together with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Since you became alive again, so to speak, when Christ arose from the dead, now set your sights on the rich treasures and joys of heaven where he sits beside God in the place of honor and power.
So if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that’s where the action is. See things from his perspective.
If you then were raised with Christ, desire those things which are above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God.
Therefore if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where · Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Since you were brought back to life with Christ, focus on the things that are above—where Christ holds the highest position.
If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, sitting at God’s right hand.
Since you were raised from the dead with Christ, aim at what is in heaven, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.
Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
You have been raised up with Christ. So think about things that are in heaven. That is where Christ is. He is sitting at God’s right hand.
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
If then you have been raised with Christ, keep looking for the good things of heaven. This is where Christ is seated on the right side of God.
Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand.
If you then are risen again with Christ, seek those things that are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God.
So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
So if you were raised to life with the Messiah, search for the things that are above, where the Messiah is seated at God’s right hand!
If therefore you were made to stand up alive in hitkhadshut with Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, seek the things above, where Moshiach is, LI’MINI ("at my right hand" TEHILLIM 110:1), sitting at the right hand of Hashem.
If you, then, are risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God.
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Therefore, if you have been raised up with Messiah, keep seeking the things above—where Messiah is, sitting at the right hand of God.
So it comes down to this: since you have been raised with the Anointed One, the Liberating King, set your mind on heaven above. The Anointed is there, seated at God’s right hand.
If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
Were you raised from death with Christ? Then look for the things which are in heaven. There Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.
Therefore if ye have risen together with Christ, seek ye those things that be above, where Christ is sitting on the right half of God.
If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated,
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