Colossians 3:16 (WEB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Colossians 3:14 Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

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 3:17 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.

Colossians 3:18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "grace", "word", "christ", "dwell", "richly", "wisdom", and "teaching". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "grace", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And let the peace of God rule..." into verse 17's "Whatever you do in word or in...", so "Spirit" and "grace" belong inside that flow. In Colossians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "grace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.