Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

For I want you to know how greatly I strive for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh,

Epaphras, who is one of your number, a servant of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God. I testify for him that he has worked hard for you and for those who are in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

When this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you read the letter from Laodicea.

saying, "Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea."

"And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: 'These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation: