Colossians 4:15
13 For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.
14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
16 After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
17 Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
- KJV
- Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
- WEB
- Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, with Nymphas and the assembly that is in his house.
- ASV
- Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house.
- DARBY
- Salute the brethren in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly which [is] in his house.
- BLB
- Greet the brothers in Laodicea, and Nympha and the church in her house.
- ÅB
- Hils brødrene i Laodikea, og Nymfas og menigheten i hans hus.
- OTB
- Gi mine hilsener til brødrene og søstrene i Laodikea, og til Nymfa og menigheten som samles i hennes hus.
- B1930
- Hils brødrene i Laodikea, og Nymfas og menigheten i hans hus.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 16:5
Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
Read in context1 Corinthians 16:9
because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.
Read in contextPhilemon 1:2
to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
Read in context