KJV King James Version
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
WEB World English Bible
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
ASV American Standard Version
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;
Surrounding context — Colossians 3
13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.
14 And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὉG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγοςG3056 · logoswordτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoΧριστοῦG5547 · ChristosChristἐνοικείτωG1774 · enoikeōto dwell in/withἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongὑμῖνG4771 · suyouπλουσίως,G4146 · plousiōsrichlyἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongπάσῃG3956 · pasallσοφίᾳ,G4678 · sophiawisdomδιδάσκοντεςG1321 · didaskōto teachκαὶG2532 · kaiandνουθετοῦντεςG3560 · noutheteōto admonishἑαυτοὺςG1438 · heautouthemselfψαλμοῖς,G5568 · psalmospsalmὕμνοις,G5215 · humnoshymnᾠδαῖςG5603 · ōdēsongπνευματικαῖςG4152 · pneumatikosspiritualἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongχάριτιG5485 · charisgraceᾄδοντεςG103 · adōto singἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαρδίαιςG2588 · kardiaheartὑμῶνG4771 · suyouτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεῷ·G2316 · theosGod
Cross-references
Psalm 119:11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.Ephesians 5:19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;John 15:7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.Romans 10:17So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.Jeremiah 15:16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.1 John 2:24Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.Hebrews 4:12-13For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.Deuteronomy 6:6-9And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:Ephesians 1:17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:Job 23:12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary [food].James 3:17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.2 Timothy 3:15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.2 John 1:2For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.Revelation 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;Colossians 1:9For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;Proverbs 2:6-7For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding.Psalm 30:11-12Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;1 John 2:27But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
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