Colossians 3:16

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Let the teaching of Christ live inside you richly. Use all wisdom to teach and counsel each other. Sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:28

The people of Israel heard about King Solomon’s decision. They respected and honored him very much because he was wise. They saw that he had the wisdom of God [18] in making the right decisions.

1 Chronicles 25:7

Those men and their relatives from the family group of Levi were trained to sing. There were 288 men that learned to sing praises to the Lord.

Nehemiah 12:46

(Long ago, in the days of David, Asaph had been the director. And he had many songs of praise and thanks to God.)

Job 23:12

I always obey God’s commands.\par I love the words from God’s mouth\par more than I love my food.\par

Psalm 119:11

I study your teachings very carefully.\par Why? So I will not sin against you.\par

Psalm 119:54

Your laws are my songs at home. {\cf2\super [592]} \par

Psalm 138:1

God, I praise you with all my heart.\par I will sing your songs\par before all the gods.\par

Psalm 28:7

The Lord is my strength.\par He is my shield.\par I trusted him.\par And he helped me.\par I am very happy!\par And I sing songs of praise to him.\par

Psalm 32:7

God, you are a hiding place for me.\par You protect me from my troubles.\par You surround me and protect me.\par So I sing about the way you saved me.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [201]})\i0 \par

Psalm 71:23

You saved my soul.My soul will be happy.I will sing songs of praise with my lips.

Proverbs 14:8

Smart people are wise because they think carefully about the things they do. But foolish people are fools because they think they can live by cheating.

Proverbs 18:1

Some people like to do things their own way. They get upset when people give them advice.

Isaiah 10:2

Those lawmakers are not fair to the poor people. They take away the poor people’s rights. They allow people to steal from widows and orphans. {\cf2\super [112]}

Isaiah 26:1

At that time, people will sing this song in Judah:

Isaiah 30:29

\{At that time, you will sing happy songs. That time\} will be like the nights when you begin a holiday. You are very happy while walking to the Lord’s mountain. You are happy while listening to the flute on the way to worship \{the Lord,\} the Rock {\cf2\super [284]} of Israel.

Isaiah 5:1

Now, I will sing a song for my friend (God). This song is about the love my friend has for his field of grapes (Israel).

Jeremiah 15:16

Your message came to me\par and I ate your words.\par Your message made me very happy.\par I was happy to be called by your name.\par Your name is Lord All-Powerful.\par

Matthew 26:30

All the followers sang a song. Then they went out to the Mount of Olives. {\cf2\super [404]}

Luke 2:51

Jesus went with them to Nazareth. He obeyed everything his parents said. His mother was still thinking about all these things.

John 15:7

“Continue in me and follow my teachings. If you do this, then you can ask for anything you want, and it will be given to you.

Romans 10:17

So faith comes from hearing \{the Good News {\cf2\super [110]} \}. And people hear \{the Good News\} when a person tells them about Christ.

Romans 15:14

My brothers and sisters, I am sure that you are full of good. I know that you have all the knowledge you need and that you are able to teach each other.

1 Corinthians 14:15

So what should I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

1 Corinthians 14:26

So, brothers and sisters, what should you do? When you meet together, one person has a song, another person has a teaching, another person has a new truth from God, another person speaks in a \{different\} language, and another person interprets that language. The purpose of all these things should be to help \{the church\} grow strong.

Ephesians 1:17

I always pray to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ—to the glorious Father. I pray that he will give you the Spirit that will show you things about God and help you understand them. Then you will really know God.

Ephesians 5:17

So don’t be foolish with your lives. But learn what the Lord wants you to do.

Ephesians 5:19

Communicate to each other with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:26

He died to make the church holy. {\cf2\super [40]} Christ used the telling of the Good News {\cf2\super [41]} to make the church clean by washing it with water.

Colossians 1:9

Since the day we heard these things about you, we have continued praying for you. We pray these things for you:

Colossians 4:6

When you talk, you should always be kind and wise. Then you will be able to answer every person in the way you should.

1 Thessalonians 1:8

The Lord’s teaching spread from you in Macedonia and Achaia. And also your faith in God has become known everywhere. So we don’t need to say anything about your faith.

1 Thessalonians 4:18

So encourage each other with these words.

2 Thessalonians 3:15

But don’t treat them like an enemy—counsel them like a brother.

1 Timothy 6:17

Give this command to the people who are rich with the things this world has. Tell them not to be proud. Tell those rich people to hope in God, not their money. Money cannot be trusted. But God takes care of us richly. He gives us everything to enjoy.

Titus 3:6

I pray that the faith you share will make you understand every good thing that we have in Christ.

James 1:5

But if any of you needs wisdom, then you should ask God for it. God is generous. He enjoys giving to all people. So God will give you wisdom.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from God is like this: First, it is pure. It is also peaceful, gentle, and easy to please. This wisdom is always ready to help people who have trouble and to do good things for other people. This wisdom is always fair and honest.

James 5:13

Are you having troubles? You should pray. Are you happy? You should sing.

1 John 2:14

I write to you, children,\par because you know the Father.\par I write to you, fathers,\par because you know the One who existed (lived) from the beginning.\par I write to you, young people,\par because you are strong;\par the word of God lives in you,\par and you have defeated the Evil One.\par

1 John 2:24

Be sure that you continue to follow the teaching that you heard from the beginning. If you continue in that teaching, then you will stay in the Son (Christ) and in the Father (God).

1 John 2:27

Christ gave you a special gift. {\cf2\super [8]} You still have this gift in you. So you don’t need any person to teach you. The gift he gave you teaches you about everything. This gift is true. It is not false. So continue to live in Christ, like his gift taught you.

Revelation 14:3

The people sang a new song before the throne and before the four living things and the elders. {\cf2\super [99]} The only people that could learn the new song were the 144,000 who had been redeemed (saved) from the earth. No one else could learn the song.

Revelation 15:3

They sang the song of Moses, {\cf2\super [113]} the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:

Revelation 19:10

Then I bowed down before the angel’s feet to worship him. But the angel said to me, “Don’t \{worship me\}! I am a servant like you and your brothers who have the truth of Jesus. So worship God! Because the truth of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. {\cf2\super [148]} ”

Revelation 5:9

And they all sang a new song \{to the Lamb\}: