Colossians 3:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsColossians 3:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
λόγος
lógos
G3056
word
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
Χριστοῦ
Christós
G5547
Christ
ἐνοικείτω
enoikéō
G1774
to dwell in
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
πλουσίως
plousíōs
G4146
richly
ἐν
en
G1722
in
πάσῃ
pâs
G3956
all
σοφίᾳ
sophía
G4678
wisdom
διδάσκοντες
didáskō
G1321
to teach
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
νουθετοῦντες
nouthetéō
G3560
to admonish
ἑαυτοὺς
heautoû
G1438
himself
ψαλμοῖς
psalmós
G5568
twanging
ὕμνοις
hýmnos
G5215
hymn
ᾠδαῖς
ōidḗ
G5603
song
πνευματικαῖς
pneumatikós
G4152
spiritual
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
χάριτι
cháris
G5485
grace
ᾄδοντες
áidō
G103
to sing
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ταῖς
ho
G3588
the
καρδίαις
kardía
G2588
heart
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).