He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.

The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

For I bear him witness, that he hath much labor for you, and for them in Laodicea, and for them in Hierapolis.

Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house.

And when this epistle hath been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye also read the epistle from Laodicea.

saying, What thou seest, write in a book and send it to the seven churches: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God: