Ephesians 5:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Joining with one another in holy songs of praise and of the Spirit, using your voice in songs and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

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Referenced Verses

  • Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.
  • 1 Cor 14:26 : 26 What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good.
  • Acts 16:25 : 25 But about the middle of the night, Paul and Silas were making prayers and songs to God in the hearing of the prisoners;
  • Jas 5:13 : 13 Is anyone among you in trouble? let him say prayers. Is anyone glad? let him make a song of praise.
  • John 4:23-24 : 23 But the time is coming, and is even now here, when the true worshippers will give worship to the Father in the true way of the spirit, for these are the worshippers desired by the Father. 24 God is Spirit: then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit.
  • Ps 86:12 : 12 I will give you praise, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will give glory to your name for ever.
  • Ps 147:7 : 7 Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.
  • Isa 65:14 : 14 My servants will make songs in the joy of their hearts, but you will be crying for sorrow, and making sounds of grief from a broken spirit.
  • Matt 15:8 : 8 These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
  • Matt 26:30 : 30 And after a song of praise to God, they went out to the Mountain of Olives.
  • Ps 95:2 : 2 Let us come before his face with praises; and make melody with holy songs.
  • Ps 105:2-3 : 2 Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works. 3 Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
  • Ps 47:7-8 : 7 For God is the King of all the earth; make songs of praise with knowledge. 8 God is the ruler over the nations; God is on the high seat of his holy rule.
  • Ps 62:8 : 8 Have faith in him at all times, you people; let your hearts go flowing out before him: God is our safe place. (Selah.)

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    15And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times.

    16Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.

    17And whatever you do, in word or in act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him.

  • Eph 5:17-18
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    17For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.

    18And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;

  • Eph 5:20
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    20Giving praise at all times for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;

  • Ps 98:5
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    5Make melody to the Lord with instruments of music; with a corded instrument and the voice of song.

  • 1 Thess 5:16-19
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    16Have joy at all times.

    17Keep on with your prayers.

    18In everything give praise: for this is the purpose of God in Christ Jesus for you.

    19Do not put out the light of the Spirit;

  • 1 Cor 14:26
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    26What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good.

  • 1 Cor 14:15
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    15What then? let my prayer be from the spirit, and equally from the mind; let my song be from the spirit, and equally from mind.

  • Eph 5:9-10
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    9(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),

    10Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord;

  • Jas 5:13
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    13Is anyone among you in trouble? let him say prayers. Is anyone glad? let him make a song of praise.

  • Jude 1:20
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    20But you, my loved ones, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, and making prayers in the Holy Spirit,

  • Ps 149:1
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    1Let the Lord be praised. Make a new song to the Lord, let his praise be in the meeting of his saints.

  • 1 Chr 16:9
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    9Let your voice be sounded in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.

  • Ps 105:2
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    2Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.

  • Ps 95:1-2
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    1O come, let us make songs to the Lord; sending up glad voices to the Rock of our salvation.

    2Let us come before his face with praises; and make melody with holy songs.

  • Ps 33:2-3
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    2Give praise to the Lord on the corded instrument; make melody to him with instruments of music.

    3Make a new song to him; playing expertly with a loud noise.

  • Ps 150:3-5
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    3Give him praise with the sound of the horn: give him praise with corded instruments of music.

    4Give him praise with instruments of brass and in the dance: give him praise with horns and corded instruments.

    5Give him praise with the loud brass: give him praise with the high-sounding brass.

  • Eph 4:3
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    3Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.

  • Heb 13:15
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    15Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.

  • Eph 4:23
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    23And be made new in the spirit of your mind,

  • Rom 15:6
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    6So that with one mouth you may give glory to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Eph 1:16
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    16Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers;

  • Eph 5:4
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    4And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.

  • 1 Thess 5:11
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    11So then, go on comforting and building up one another, as you have been doing.

  • Ps 100:2
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    2Give worship to the Lord with joy; come before him with a song.

  • Gal 5:22
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    22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,

  • 1 Chr 15:16
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    16And David gave orders to the chief of the Levites to put their brothers the music-makers in position, with instruments of music, corded instruments and brass, with glad voices making sounds of joy.

  • Eph 5:1-2
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    1Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;

    2And be living in love, even as Christ had love for you, and gave himself up for us, an offering to God for a perfume of a sweet smell.

  • 2 Thess 2:17
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    17Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.

  • 1 Cor 14:12
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    12So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church.

  • Rom 14:19
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    19So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.

  • Ps 92:3
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    3On a ten-corded instrument, and on an instrument of music with a quiet sound.

  • 1 Cor 1:5
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    5So that in him you have wealth in all things, in word and in knowledge of every sort;

  • Ps 81:2
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    2Take up the melody, playing on an instrument of music, even on corded instruments.

  • Ps 147:7
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    7Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.

  • 2 Cor 5:5
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    5Now he who has made us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a witness of what is to come.

  • Ps 149:3
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    3Let them give praise to his name in the dance: let them make melody to him with instruments of brass and corded instruments of music.

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    5Let the saints have joy and glory: let them give cries of joy on their beds.

  • Eph 6:17
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    17And take salvation for your head-dress and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: