Colossians 4:13
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For I bear him testimony that he hath much labour for you and for them that are at Laodicea and them at Hierapolis.

I bear.

Romans 10:2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

2 Corinthians 8:3 For according to their power (I bear them witness) and beyond their power, they were willing:

Laodicea.

63 miles east of Ephesus; and became one of the largest and richest towns in Phrygia, vying in power with the maritime cities. It is now called Eski-hissar, the old castle; and besides the whole surface within the city's wall being strewed with pedestals and fragments, the ruins of an amphitheatre, a magnificent odeum, and other public buildings, attest its former splendour and magnificence. But, when visited by Dr. Chandler, all was silence and solitude; and a fox, first discovered by his ears peeping over a brow, was the only inhabitant of Laodicea. Hierapolis, now Pambouk-Kaiesi, was situated, according to the Itinerary, six miles N. of Laodicea; and its ruins are now about a mile and a half in circumference.

Colossians 4:15,16 Salute the brethren who are at Laodicea: and Nymphas and the church that is in his house. . . .

Colossians 2:1 For I would have you know what manner of care I have for you and for them that are at Laodicea and whosoever have not seen my face in the flesh:

Revelation 1:11 Saying: What thou seest, write in a book and send to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamus and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.

Revelation 3:14-18 And to the angel of the church of Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the beginning of the creation of God: . . .

Context
Final Greetings
12Epaphras saluteth you, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, who is always solicitous for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and full in all the will of God. 13For I bear him testimony that he hath much labour for you and for them that are at Laodicea and them at Hierapolis. 14Luke, the most dear physician, saluteth you: and Demas.…
Cross References
Colossians 2:1
For I would have you know what manner of care I have for you and for them that are at Laodicea and whosoever have not seen my face in the flesh:

Colossians 4:15
Salute the brethren who are at Laodicea: and Nymphas and the church that is in his house.

Colossians 4:16
And when this epistle shall have been read with you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans: and that you read that which is of the Laodiceans.

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

I testify
μαρτυρῶ (martyrō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3140: To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify.

about him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

he goes to
ἔχει (echei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

great
πολὺν (polyn)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often.

pains
πόνον (ponon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4192: (a) labor, toil, (b) pain, anguish, distress, suffering. From the base of penes; toil, i.e. anguish.

for
ὑπὲρ (hyper)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 5228: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above.

you
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

for those
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

at
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

Laodicea
Λαοδικείᾳ (Laodikeia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2993: From a compound of laos and dike; Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Hierapolis.
Ἱερα‿ (Hiera)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2413: Sacred, holy, set apart. Of uncertain affinity; sacred.


Additional Translations
For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.

For I bear witness to him that he has great concern for you and those in Laodicea and those in Hierapolis.

For I bear him record, that he has a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

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

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

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

For I bear him testimony, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

For I can bear witness to the deep interest he takes in you and in the brethren at Laodicea and in those at Hierapolis.

For I testify about him, that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.

for I do testify to him, that he hath much zeal for you, and those in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis.
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