Colossians 4:15
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Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
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Nymphas--of Laodicea. church . . . in his house--So old manuscripts and Vulgate read. The oldest read, "THEIR house"; and one manuscript, "HER house," which makes Nymphas a woman.
Open source ↗I. He continues his account of the duty of masters, from the close of the former chapter (Col 4:1). II. He exhorts to the duty of prayer (Col 4:2-4), and to a prudent and decent conduct towards those with whom we converse (Col 4:5, Col 4:6). III. He closes the epistle with the mention of several of his friends, of whom he gives an honourable testimony (Col 4:7-18).
Open source ↗4:15 Nympha and the church that meets in her house: In the first two centuries of the Christian church, almost all believers met for worship in private homes. Nothing else is known of Nympha.
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Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.