Colossians 3:16

New Century Version

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

Cross References

1 Kings 3:28

When the people of Israel heard about King Solomon’s decision, they respected him very much. They saw he had wisdom from God to make the right decisions.

1 Chronicles 25:7

These men and their relatives were trained and skilled in making music for the Lord. There were two hundred eighty-eight of them.

Nehemiah 12:46

Earlier, in the time of David and Asaph, there was a leader of the singers and of the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

Job 23:12

I have never left the commands he has spoken; I have treasured his words more than my own.

Psalm 119:11

I have taken your words to heart so I would not sin against you.

Psalm 119:54

I sing about your demands wherever I live.

Psalm 138:1

Lord, I will thank you with all my heart; I will sing to you before the gods.

Psalm 28:7

The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him, and he helps me. I am very happy, and I praise him with my song.

Psalm 32:7

You are my hiding place. You protect me from my troubles and fill me with songs of salvation.Selah

Psalm 71:23

I will shout for joy when I sing praises to you. You have saved me.

Proverbs 14:8

A wise person will understand what to do, but a foolish person is dishonest.

Proverbs 18:1

Unfriendly people are selfish and hate all good sense.

Song of Solomon 1:1

Solomon’s Song of Songs.

Isaiah 10:2

They are not fair to the poor, and they rob my people of their rights. They allow people to steal from widows and to take from orphans what really belongs to them.

Isaiah 26:1

At that time people will sing this song in Judah: We have a strong city. God protects us with its strong walls and defenses.

Isaiah 30:29

You will sing happy songs as on the nights you begin a festival. You will be happy like people listening to flutes as they come to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.

Isaiah 5:1

Now I will sing for my friend a song about his vineyard. My friend had a vineyard on a hill with very rich soil.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words came to me, and I listened carefully to them. Your words made me very happy, because I am called by your name, Lord God All-Powerful.

Matthew 26:30

After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Luke 2:51

Jesus went with them to Nazareth and was obedient to them. But his mother kept in her mind all that had happened.

John 15:7

If you remain in me and follow my teachings, you can ask anything you want, and it will be given to you.

Romans 10:17

So faith comes from hearing the Good News, and people hear the Good News when someone tells them about Christ.

Romans 15:14

My brothers and sisters, I am sure that you are full of goodness. 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, and another has a teaching. Another has a new truth from God. Another 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

asking the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you will know him better.

Ephesians 5:17

So do not be foolish but learn what the Lord wants you to do.

Ephesians 5:19

Speak to each other with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:26

to make it belong to God. Christ used the word to make the church clean by washing it with water.

Colossians 1:28

So we continue to preach Christ to each person, using all wisdom to warn and to teach everyone, in order to bring each one into God’s presence as a mature person in Christ.

Colossians 1:9

Because of this, since the day we heard about you, we have continued praying for you, asking God that you will know fully what he wants. We pray that you will also have great wisdom and understanding in spiritual things

Colossians 4:6

When you talk, you should always be kind and pleasant so you will be able to answer everyone in the way you should.

1 Thessalonians 1:8

And the Lord’s teaching spread from you not only into Macedonia and Southern Greece, but now your faith in God has become known everywhere. So we do not need to say anything about it.

1 Thessalonians 4:18

So encourage each other with these words.

2 Thessalonians 3:15

But do not treat them as enemies. Warn them as fellow believers.

1 Timothy 6:17

Command those who are rich with things of this world not to be proud. Tell them to hope in God, not in their uncertain riches. God richly gives us everything to enjoy.

2 Timothy 3:15

Since you were a child you have known the Holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise. And that wisdom leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Titus 3:6

God poured out richly upon us that Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ our Savior.

James 1:5

But if any of you needs wisdom, you should ask God for it. He is generous to everyone and will give you wisdom without criticizing you.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from God is first of all pure, then peaceful, gentle, and easy to please. This wisdom is always ready to help those who are troubled and to do good for others. It is always fair and honest.

James 5:13

Anyone who is having troubles should pray. Anyone who is happy should sing praises.

1 John 2:14

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

1 John 2:24

Be sure you continue to follow the teaching you heard from the beginning. If you continue to follow what you heard from the beginning, you will stay in the Son and in the Father.

1 John 2:27

Christ gave you a special gift that is still in you, so you do not need any other teacher. His gift teaches you about everything, and it is true, not false. So continue to live in Christ, as his gift taught you.

2 John 1:2

We love you because of the truth that lives in us and will be with us forever.

Revelation 14:3

And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the new song except the one hundred forty-four thousand who had been bought from the earth.

Revelation 15:3

They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “You do great and wonderful things, Lord God Almighty. Everything the Lord does is right and true, King of the nations.

Revelation 19:10

Then I bowed down at the angel’s feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Do not worship me! I am a servant like you and your brothers and sisters who have the message of Jesus. Worship God, because the message about Jesus is the spirit that gives all prophecy.”

Revelation 5:9

And they all sang a new song to the Lamb: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were killed, and with the blood of your death you bought people for God from every tribe, language, people, and nation.