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Laodicea

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Named at Colossians 2:1, where the writer says, “I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh”. At 4:12–13 “Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you”, and the writer says, “I testify about him that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.” 4:15 says, “Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, with Nymphas and the assembly that is in his house,” and 4:16, “When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.”

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COL 2:1–5, engwebp
¹For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
²that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
³in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.
⁴Now I say this that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.
⁵For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
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COL 4:10–17, engwebp
¹⁰Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received instructions, “if he comes to you, receive him”),
¹¹and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for God’s Kingdom who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.
¹²Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
¹³For I testify about him that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
¹⁴Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
¹⁵Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, with Nymphas and the assembly that is in his house.
¹⁶When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
¹⁷Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”
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REV 1:9–20, engwebp
⁹I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
¹⁰I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet
¹¹saying, “What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
¹²I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands.
¹³And among the lamp stands was one like a son of man, clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.
¹⁴His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.
¹⁵His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.
¹⁶He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
¹⁷When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,
¹⁸and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
¹⁹Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter.
²⁰The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lamp stands are seven assemblies.
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REV 3:14–22, engwebp
¹⁴“To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: “The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, says these things:
¹⁵“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
¹⁶So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.
¹⁷Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing,’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;
¹⁸I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.
¹⁹As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
²⁰Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with me.
²¹He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.
²²He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.”
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Matched to OpenBible.info’s “Laodicea” by name and 6 shared verses. The coordinate of its leading identification, Laodicea on the Lycus (confidence 1000 of 1000), is adopted as a sourced approximation: not verified here, and not the place of any particular event.

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Laodicea on the Lycus
OpenBible.info confidence 1000 of 1000 (current scholarship)
37.83583, 29.1075
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, “Laodicea” (CC BY 4.0)

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Colossians 2:1 Open that verse

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

Colossians 4:13 Open that verse

For I testify about him that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.

Colossians 4:15 Open that verse

Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, with Nymphas and the assembly that is in his house.

Colossians 4:16 Open that verse

When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

Revelation 1:11 Open that verse

saying, “What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”

Revelation 3:14 Open that verse

“To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: “The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, says these things:

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Entry: Laodicea (place-laodicea)
Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/place/laodicea
Current wording: Named at Colossians 2:1, where the writer says, “I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh”. At 4:12–13 “Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you”, and the writer says, “I testify about him that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.” 4:15 says, “Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, with Nymphas and the assembly that is in his house,” and 4:16, “When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.”
Cited evidence: COL 2:1–5, engwebp / COL 4:10–17, engwebp / REV 1:9–20, engwebp / REV 3:14–22, engwebp
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