Colossians 3:1
Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
KJV
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Εἰ | Ei | If | G1487 → |
| οὖν | oun | then | G3767 → |
| συνηγέρθητε | sunēgerthēte | you have been raised with | G4891 → |
| τῷ | tō | <the> | G3588 → |
| Χριστῷ, | Christō | Christ, | G5547 → |
| τὰ | ta | the [things] | G3588 → |
| ἄνω | anō | above | G507 → |
| ζητεῖτε, | zēteite | do seek, | G2212 → |
| οὗ | hou | where | G3757 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| Χριστός | Christos | Christ | G5547 → |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 → |
| ἐν | en | at [the] | G1722 → |
| δεξιᾷ | dexia | right hand | G1188 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεοῦ | theou | of God | G2316 → |
| καθήμενος· | kathēmenos | sitting; | G2521 → |
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