Colossians 3:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Let the message about Christ completely fill your lives, while you use all your wisdom to teach and instruct each other. With thankful hearts, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.

Cross References

Psalm 119:11

I treasure your word above all else; it keeps me from sinning against you.

Ephesians 5:19

When you meet together, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, as you praise the Lord with all your heart.

John 15:7

Stay joined to me and let my teachings become part of you. Then you can pray for whatever you want, and your prayer will be answered.

Romans 10:17

No one can have faith without hearing the message about Christ.

1 John 2:24

Keep thinking about the message you first heard, and you will always be one in your heart with the Son and with the Father.

Jeremiah 15:16

When you spoke to me, I was glad to obey, because I belong to you, the LORD All-Powerful.

Ephesians 1:17

I ask the glorious Father and God of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you his Spirit. The Spirit will make you wise and let you understand what it means to know God.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from above leads us to be pure, friendly, gentle, sensible, kind, helpful, genuine, and sincere.

2 John 1:2

We love you because the truth is now in our hearts, and it will be there for ever.

2 Timothy 3:15

Since childhood, you have known the Holy Scriptures that are able to make you wise enough to have faith in Christ Jesus and be saved.

Colossians 1:9

We have not stopped praying for you since the first day we heard about you. In fact, we always pray that God will show you everything he wants you to do and that you may have all the wisdom and understanding that his Spirit gives.

Revelation 5:9

Then they sang a new song, “You are worthy to receive the scroll and open its seals, because you were killed. And with your own blood you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race.

1 John 2:27

But Christ has blessed you with the Holy Spirit. Now the Spirit stays in you, and you don't need any teachers. The Spirit is truthful and teaches you everything. So stay united in your heart with Christ, just as the Spirit has taught you to do.

Colossians 4:6

Be pleasant and hold their interest when you speak the message. Choose your words carefully and be ready to give answers to anyone who asks questions.

Ephesians 5:17

Don't be stupid. Instead, find out what the Lord wants you to do.

Psalm 28:7

You are my strong shield, and I trust you completely. You have helped me, and I will celebrate and thank you in song.

James 5:13

If you are having trouble, you should pray. And if you are feeling good, you should sing praises.

Psalm 71:23

You have rescued me! I will celebrate and shout, singing praises to you with all my heart.

Titus 3:6

God sent Jesus Christ our Saviour to give us his Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:26

My friends, when you meet to worship, you must do everything for the good of everyone there. That's how it should be when someone sings or teaches or tells what God has said or speaks an unknown language or explains what the language means.

James 1:5

If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given to you. God is generous and won't correct you for asking.

Colossians 1:28

We announce the message about Christ, and we use all our wisdom to warn and teach everyone, so that all Christ's followers will grow and become mature.

Psalm 32:7

You are my hiding place! You protect me from trouble, and you put songs in my heart because you have saved me.

Nehemiah 12:46

In fact, ever since the days of David and Asaph, there had been song leaders and songs of praise and worship.

1 Kings 3:28

Everyone in Israel was amazed when they heard how Solomon had made his decision. They realized that God had given him wisdom to judge fairly.

Revelation 15:3

and they were singing the song that his servant Moses and the Lamb had sung. They were singing, “Lord God All-Powerful, you have done great and marvellous things. You are the ruler of all nations, and you do what is right and fair.

1 John 2:14

Children, I am writing to you, because you have known the Father. Parents, I am writing to you, because you have known the one who was there from the beginning. Young people, I am writing to you, because you are strong. God's message is firm in your hearts, and you have defeated the evil one.

1 Timothy 6:17

Warn the rich people of this world not to be proud or to trust in wealth that is easily lost. Tell them to have faith in God, who is rich and blesses us with everything we need to enjoy life.

2 Thessalonians 3:15

Don't consider them your enemies, but speak kindly to them as you would to any other follower.

1 Thessalonians 4:18

Encourage each other with these words.

1 Corinthians 14:15

Then what should I do? There are times when I should pray with my spirit, and times when I should pray with my mind. Sometimes I should sing with my spirit, and at other times I should sing with my mind.

Matthew 26:30

Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.

Proverbs 14:8

Wise people have enough sense to find their way, but stupid fools get lost.

Psalm 138:1

With all my heart I praise you, LORD. In the presence of angels I sing your praises.

Psalm 119:54

No matter where I am, your teachings fill me with songs.

Romans 15:14

My friends, I am sure that you are very good and that you have all the knowledge you need to teach each other.

Luke 2:51

Jesus went back to Nazareth with his parents and obeyed them. His mother kept on thinking about all that had happened.

1 Chronicles 25:7

There were two hundred and eighty-eight of these men, and all of them were skilled musicians.

Isaiah 10:2

that let you cheat the poor and needy and rob widows and orphans.

Revelation 19:10

I knelt at the feet of the angel and began to worship him. But the angel said, “Don't do that! I am a servant, just like you and everyone else who tells about Jesus. Don't worship anyone but God. Everyone who tells about Jesus does it by the power of the Spirit.”

Isaiah 30:29

The LORD's people will sing as they do when they celebrate a religious festival at night. The LORD is Israel's mighty rock, and his people will be as happy as they are when they follow the sound of flutes to the mountain where he is worshipped.

Isaiah 26:1

The time is coming when the people of Judah will sing this song: “Our city is protected. The LORD is our fortress, and he gives us victory.

Isaiah 5:1

I will sing a song about my friend's vineyard that was on the side of a fertile hill.

Song of Solomon 1:1

This is Solomon's most beautiful song.

Revelation 14:3

And a new song was being sung in front of God's throne and in front of the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn that song, except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been rescued from the earth.

Proverbs 18:1

It's selfish and stupid to think only of yourself and to sneer at people who have sense.

Ephesians 5:26

He made the church holy by the power of his word, and he made it pure by washing it with water.

1 Thessalonians 1:8

And because of you, the Lord's message has spread everywhere in those regions. Now the news of your faith in God is known all over the world, and we don't have to say a thing about it.