---
title: 'A Special Exegesis of Col. III.16 and Eph. V.19'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'John McNaugher'
date: 1907-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Hymnody and Psalmody'
- 'Bible and Canon'
scriptures:
- 'Ephesians 5'
- 'Colossians 3'
- '1 Corinthians 14'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/mcnaugher-1907-a-special-exegesis-of-col-iii-16-and-eph-v-19
---

# A Special Exegesis of Col. III.16 and Eph. V.19

Argues Eph. 5:19 and Col. 3:16 refer to Spirit-given, likely inspired songs (not human-composed hymns), defending the Psalms' primacy in early Christian public worship.

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