Colossians 3:2 (DRB)

Passage

Mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth.

Nearby Context

Colossians 3:1 Therefore if you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.

Colossians 3:2 Mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth.

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

Colossians 3:4 When Christ shall appear, who is your life, then you also shall appear with him in glory.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mind", "things", "above", "upon", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mind" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Therefore if you be risen with Christ..." into verse 3's "For you are dead and your life...", so "mind" and "things" belong inside that flow. In Colossians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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