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Colossians 3:16 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Colossians 3:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 3:1628 words
GreekMeaning
ho
ThearticleG3588
λόγοςlogos
wordnounG3056
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ΧριστοῦChristou
of ChristnounG5547
ἐνοικείτωenoikeitō
should dwellverbG1774
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ὑμῖνhymin
youpronounG4771
πλουσίωςplousiōs
richlyadverbG4146
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
πάσῃpasē
alladjectiveG3956
σοφίᾳsophia
wisdomnounG4678
διδάσκοντεςdidaskontes
teachingverbG1321
καὶkai
andwordG2532
νουθετοῦντεςnouthetountes
admonishingverbG3560
ἑαυτοὺςheautous
yourselvespronounG1438
ψαλμοῖςpsalmois
in psalmsnounG5568
ὕμνοιςhymnois
in hymnsnounG5215
ᾠδαῖςōdais
in songsnounG5603
πνευματικαῖςpneumatikais
spiritualadjectiveG4152
ἐνen
withprepositionG1722
χάριτιchariti
gracenounG5485
ᾄδοντεςadontes
singingverbG103
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ταῖςtais
thearticleG3588
καρδίαιςkardiais
heartnounG2588
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
τῷ
thearticleG3588
θεῷtheō
GodnounG2316
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 3:16

Having exhorted them to be thankful, he shows also the way, that, of which I have lately discoursed to you. And what does he say? “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly”; or rather not this way alone, but another also. For I indeed said that we ought to reckon up those who have suffered things more terrible, and those who have undergone sufferings more grievous than ours, and to give thanks that such have not fallen to our lot; but what does he say? “Let the word of…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 9 on Colossians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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