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What does the Bible say about music in church?

20 verses about music in church, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

14 booksMost in 1 Corinthians

Bible verses about music in church

Psalms 150:1 — Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. 14 votes
Ephesians 5:19 — Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 9 votes
James 5:13 — Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. 9 votes
1 Corinthians 14:15 — What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. 5 votes
1 Corinthians 14:26 — How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. 5 votes
Colossians 3:16 — 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. 5 votes
Psalms 71:23 — My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. 4 votes
Luke 15:25 — Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. 4 votes
Hebrews 2:12 — Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. 4 votes
2 Samuel 6:5 — And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. 3 votes
Nehemiah 12:27 — And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 3 votes
Romans 15:9 — And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name. 3 votes
1 Corinthians 14:7 — And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 3 votes
1 Corinthians 14:12 — Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. 3 votes
Exodus 15:21 — And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 2 votes
Psalms 98:5 — Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. 2 votes
Amos 5:21 — I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 2 votes
Amos 5:23 — Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. 2 votes
Matthew 15:9 — But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 2 votes
John 6:63 — It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 2 votes

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1 Corinthians (4), Psalms (3), Amos (2), Exodus (1), 2 Samuel (1), Nehemiah (1), Matthew (1), Luke (1), John (1), Romans (1), Ephesians (1), Colossians (1) and 2 more

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