Colossians 3:16

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you, etc.] The Alexandrian copy and Arabic version read, “the word of God”; by which may be meant the whole Scripture, all the writings of the Old and New Testament, which are by inspiration of God, were endited by the spirit of Christ, speak and testify of him, and were written for his sake, and on his account, and therefore may be called his word; and are what should be searched into, carefully attended to, diligently read, and frequently meditated upon; and which are able, under a divine blessing, to furnish with all spiritual wisdom, or to make men wise unto salvation: or by the word of Christ may be meant more especially the Gospel, which Christ is the…”

“The form which "thankfulness" (Col 3:15) ought to take. Let the word of Christ--the Gospel word by which ye have been called. richly-- (Col 2:2; Rom 15:14). in all wisdom--ALFORD joins this clause with "teaching," &c., not with "dwell in you," as English Version, for so we find in Col 1:28, "teaching in all wisdom," and the two clauses will thus correspond, "In all wisdom teaching," and "in grace singing in your hears" (so the Greek order). and . . . and--The oldest manuscripts read "psalms, hymns, spiritual songs" (see on Eph 5:19). At the AgapÃ&brvbr or love-feasts, and in their family circles, they were to be so full of the Word of Christ in the heart that the mouth should give it…”

“Let the word of Christ - The doctrine of Christ. Dwell in you richly in all wisdom - Abundantly, producing the spirit of true wisdom. That doctrine is adapted to make you wise. The meaning is, that they were to lay up the doctrines of the gospel in their hearts, to meditate upon them; to allow them to be their guide, and to endearor wisely to improve them to the best purpose. Teaching and admonishing ... - See this explained in the notes at Ephesians 5:19-20. The only additional thought here is, that their psalms and hymns were to be regarded as a method of “teaching” and “admonishing;” that is, they were to be imbued with truth, and to be such as to elevate the mind, and withdraw it from…”

“Let the word of Christ - So the apostle calls the whole scripture, and thereby asserts the divinity of his Master. Dwell - Not make a short stay, or an occasional visit, but take up its stated residence. Richly - In the largest measure, and with the greatest efficacy; so as to fill and govern the whole soul. Colossians 3:17”

“3:16 Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs are songs of praise and worship (see 1 Cor 14:26; Eph 5:19). The prototype is the book of Psalms.”

“the word: Joh 5:39, Joh 5:40; Ti2 3:15; Heb 4:12, Heb 4:13; Pe1 1:11, Pe1 1:12; Rev 19:10 dwell: Deu 6:6-9, Deu 11:18-20; Job 23:12; Psa 119:11; Jer 15:16; Luk 2:51; Joh 15:7; Jo1 2:14, Jo1 2:24, Jo1 2:27; Jo2 1:2 richly: Ti1 6:17; Tit 3:6 \*marg. all: Col 1:9; Kg1 3:9-12, Kg1 3:28; Pro 2:6, Pro 2:7, Pro 14:8, Pro 18:1; Isa 10:2; Eph 1:17, Eph 5:17; Jam 1:5, Jam 3:17 teaching: Col 1:28; Rom 15:14; Th1 4:18, Th1 5:11, Th1 5:12; Th2 3:15; Heb 12:12-15 in psalms: Mat 26:30; Co1 14:26; Eph 5:19; Jam 5:13 and spiritual: Ch1 25:7; Neh 12:46; Psa 32:7, Psa 119:54; Sol 1:1; Isa 5:1, Isa 26:1, Isa 30:29; Rev 5:9, Rev 14:3, Rev 15:3 singing: Col 4:6; Psa 28:7, Psa 30:11, Psa 30:12, Psa 47:6, Psa 47:7,…”