Colossians 3:16

New International Reader's Version

Let the message about Christ live among you like a rich treasure. Teach and correct one another wisely. Teach one another by singing psalms and hymns and songs from the Spirit. Sing to God with thanks in your hearts.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:28

All the Israelites heard about the decision the king had given. That gave them great respect for him. They saw that God had given him wisdom. They knew that Solomon would do what was right and fair when he judged people.

1 Chronicles 25:7

All of them were trained and skilled in playing music for the Lord. Their total number was 288. That included their relatives.

Nehemiah 12:46

A long time ago there had been directors for the musicians. There had also been directors for the songs for giving thanks and praise to God. It was in the time of David and Asaph.

Job 23:12

I haven’t disobeyed his commands. I’ve treasured his words more than my daily bread.

Psalm 119:11

I have hidden your word in my heart so that I won’t sin against you.

Psalm 119:54

No matter where I live, I sing about your orders.

Psalm 138:1

Lord, I will praise you with all my heart. In front of those who think they are gods I will sing praise to you.

Psalm 28:7

The Lord gives me strength. He is like a shield that keeps me safe. My heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart jumps for joy. With my song I praise him.

Psalm 32:7

You are my hiding place. You will keep me safe from trouble. You will surround me with songs sung by those who praise you because you save your people.

Psalm 71:23

My lips will shout with joy when I sing praise to you. You have saved me.

Proverbs 14:8

People are wise and understanding when they think about the way they live. But people are foolish when their foolish ways trick them.

Proverbs 18:1

A person who isn’t friendly looks out only for themselves. They oppose all good sense by starting fights.

Song of Solomon 1:1

This is the greatest song Solomon ever wrote.

Isaiah 10:2

You take away the rights of poor people. You hold back what is fair from my people who are suffering. You take for yourselves what belongs to widows. You rob children whose fathers have died.

Isaiah 26:1

At that time a song will be sung in the land of Judah. It will say, “We have a strong city. God’s saving power surrounds it like walls and towers.

Isaiah 30:29

You will sing as you do on the night you celebrate a holy feast. Your hearts will be filled with joy. You will be as joyful as people playing their flutes as they go up to the mountain of the Lord. He is the Rock of Israel.

Isaiah 5:1

I will sing a song for the Lord. He is the one I love. It’s a song about his vineyard Israel. The one I love had a vineyard. It was on a hillside that had rich soil.

Jeremiah 15:16

When I received your words, I ate them. They filled me with joy. My heart took delight in them. Lord God who rules over all, I belong to you.

Matthew 26:30

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

Luke 2:51

Then he went back to Nazareth with them, and he obeyed them. But his mother kept all these things like a secret treasure in her heart.

John 15:7

If you remain joined to me and my words remain in you, ask for anything you wish. And it will be done for you.

Romans 10:17

So faith comes from hearing the message. And the message that is heard is the message about Christ.

Romans 15:14

My brothers and sisters, I am sure that you are full of goodness. You are filled with knowledge and able to teach one another.

1 Corinthians 14:15

So what should I do? I will pray with my spirit. But I will also pray with my understanding. I will sing with my spirit. But I will also sing with my understanding.

1 Corinthians 14:26

Brothers and sisters, what should we say then? When you come together, each of you brings something. You bring a hymn or a teaching or a message from God. You bring a message in another language or explain what was said in that language. Everything must be done to build up the church.

Ephesians 1:17

I pray to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is the glorious Father. I keep asking him to give you the wisdom and understanding that come from the Holy Spirit. I want you to know God better.

Ephesians 5:17

So don’t be foolish. Instead, understand what the Lord wants.

Ephesians 5:19

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:26

He did it to make her holy. He made her clean by washing her with water and the word.

Colossians 1:28

Christ is the one we preach about. With all the wisdom we have, we warn and teach everyone. When we bring them to God, we want them to be like Christ. We want them to be grown up as people who belong to Christ.

Colossians 1:9

That’s why we have not stopped praying for you. We have been praying for you since the day we heard about you. We keep asking God to fill you with the knowledge of what he wants. We pray he will give you the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives.

Colossians 4:6

Let the words you speak always be full of grace. Learn how to make your words what people want to hear. Then you will know how to answer everyone.

1 Thessalonians 1:8

The Lord’s message rang out from you. That was true not only in Macedonia and Achaia. Your faith in God has also become known everywhere. So we don’t have to say anything about it.

1 Thessalonians 4:18

So encourage one another with these words of comfort.

2 Thessalonians 3:15

But don’t think of them as an enemy. Instead, warn them as you would warn another believer.

1 Timothy 6:17

Command people who are rich in this world not to be proud. Tell them not to put their hope in riches. Wealth is so uncertain. Command those who are rich to put their hope in God. He richly provides us with everything to enjoy.

2 Timothy 3:15

You have known the Holy Scriptures ever since you were a little child. They are able to teach you how to be saved by believing in Christ Jesus.

Titus 3:6

God poured out the Spirit on us freely. That’s because of what Jesus Christ our Savior has done.

James 1:5

If any of you needs wisdom, you should ask God for it. He will give it to you. God gives freely to everyone and doesn’t find fault.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is pure. That’s the most important thing about it. And that’s not all. It also loves peace. It thinks about others. It obeys. It is full of mercy and good fruit. It is fair. It doesn’t pretend to be what it is not.

James 5:13

Is anyone among you in trouble? Then that person should pray. Is anyone among you happy? Then that person should sing songs of praise.

1 John 2:14

Dear children, I’m writing to you because you know the Father. Fathers, I’m writing to you because you know the one who is from the beginning. Young men, I’m writing to you because you are strong. God’s word lives in you. You have won the battle over the evil one.

1 John 2:24

Make sure that you don’t forget what you have heard from the beginning. Then you will remain joined to the Son and to the Father.

1 John 2:27

But you have received the Holy Spirit from God. He continues to live in you. So you don’t need anyone to teach you. God’s Spirit teaches you about everything. What he says is true. He doesn’t lie. Remain joined to Christ, just as you have been taught by the Spirit.

2 John 1:2

I love you because of the truth that is alive in us. This truth will be with us forever.

Revelation 14:3

Then everyone sang a new song in front of the throne. They sang it in front of the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000. They had been set free from the evil of the earth.

Revelation 15:3

They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb. They sang, “Lord God who rules over all, everything you do is great and wonderful. King of the nations, your ways are true and fair.

Revelation 19:10

When I heard this, I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I serve God, just as you do. I am God’s servant, just like believers who hold firmly to what Jesus has taught. Worship God! The Spirit of prophecy tells the truth about Jesus.”

Revelation 5:9

Here is the new song they sang. “You are worthy to take the scroll and break open its seals. You are worthy because you were put to death. With your blood you bought people for God. They come from every tribe, people and nation, no matter what language they speak.