I know he has worked hard for you and the people in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.
I can say this about them: They really try to follow God, but they do not know the right way.
I can tell you that they gave as much as they were able and even more than they could afford. No one told them to do it.
I want you to know how hard I work for you, those in Laodicea, and others who have never seen me.
The voice said, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”