Colossians 3:1 (KJV)

Passage

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

Nearby Context

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.

Colossians 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Colossians 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "risen", "christ", "seek", "things", "above", "where", and "sitteth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "risen" and "christ", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Set your affection on things above not...", so "risen" and "christ" should be read forward into that movement. In Colossians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "risen" and "christ" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.