Salute the brothers at Laodicea, also Nympha and the church which meets at her house.
Also, salute the church that meets in their house. Salute my beloved Epaenetus, the first in Asia to be reaped for Christ.
for I have wide opportunities here for active service — and there are many to thwart me.
to our sister Apphia, to our fellow-soldier Archippus, and to the church that meets in your house:
Striving? Yes, I want you to understand my deep concern for you and for those at Laodicea, for all who have never seen my face.
I can testify to his exertions on your behalf and on behalf of those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.
And when this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans; also, see that you read the letter that reaches you from Laodicea.