16Let 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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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-17)The apostle proceeds to exhort to mutual love and compassion: Put on therefore bowels of mercy , Col. 3:12. We must not only put off anger and wrath (as Col. 3:8), but we must put on compassion and kindness; not only cease to do evil, but learn to do well; not only not do hurt to any, but do what good we can to all. I. The argument here used to enforce the exhortation is very affecting: Put on, as…
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