11 translations · Greek
Colossians 3:16
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.
Colossians 3:16 in 11 translations
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- 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;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Let Christ's message fully live in you. In every wise way teach and instruct one another through psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing praises to God in gratitude and sincerity.
- 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;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly, in all wisdom: teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing in grace in your hearts to God.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ὁ | Ho | {Let} the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| λόγος | logos | word | G3056 λόγος word |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Χριστοῦ | Christou | of Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| ἐνοικείτω | enoikeitō | dwell | G1774 ἐνοικέω to dwell in/with |
| ἐν | en | within | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| πλουσίως | plousiōs | richly | G4146 πλουσίως richly |
| ἐν | en | with | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| πάσῃ | pasē | all | G3956 πᾶς all |
| σοφίᾳ | sophia | wisdom | G4678 σοφία wisdom |
| διδάσκοντες | didaskontes | as you teach | G1321 διδάσκω to teach |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| νουθετοῦντες | nouthetountes | admonish | G3560 νουθετέω to admonish |
| ἑαυτοὺς | heautous | one another | G1438 ἑαυτοῦ themself |
| ψαλμοῖς | psalmois | psalms | G5568 ψαλμός psalm |
| ὕμνοις | hymnois | hymns | G5215 ὕμνος hymn |
| ᾠδαῖς | ōdais | songs | G5603 ᾠδή song |
| πνευματικαῖς | pneumatikais | [and] spiritual | G4152 πνευματικός spiritual |
| ἐν | en | with | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῇ | tē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| χάριτι | chariti | gratitude | G5485 χάρις grace |
| ᾄδοντες | adontes | [and] as you sing | G103 ᾄδω to sing |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ταῖς | tais | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| καρδίαις | kardiais | hearts | G2588 καρδία heart |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | your | G4771 σύ you |
| τῷ | tō | to | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεῷ | Theō | God | G2316 θεός God |
Related verses
- Psalm 119:11
I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
- Ephesians 5:19
speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
- John 15:7
If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
- Romans 10:17
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
- Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart, for I am called by your name, Yahweh, God of Armies.
- Hebrews 4:12–13
For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart. There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.
- 1 John 2:24
Therefore, as for you, let that remain in you which you heard from the beginning. If that which you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son, and in the Father.
- Deuteronomy 6:6–9
These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. …
- Ephesians 1:17
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
- Job 23:12
I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
14 Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
16 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.
17 Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.
18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Read all of Colossians 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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