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"Here is what I command you to write to the church in Laodicea. Here are the words of the One who is the Amen. What he gives witness to is faithful and true. He rules over what God has created. He says,
Reference
Greek: ὧδε (hōde)
in this same spot, i.e. here or hither
Hebrew: ʼêphôw
strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: ῥέω (rhéō)
to utter, i.e. speak or say
Hebrew: ʼămar
{to say (used with great latitude)}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia)
Laodicia, a place in Asia Minor
Greek: ὧδε (hōde)
in this same spot, i.e. here or hither
Hebrew: ʼêphôw
strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: εἰρήνη (eirḗnē)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Hebrew: ʼalmônîy
some one (i.e. so and so, without giving the name of the person or place)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἀμήν (amḗn)
properly, firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it)
Hebrew: ʼâmên
sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, truly
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ἀληθινός (alēthinós)
truthful
Hebrew: tsᵉdâʼ
a (sinister) design
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: ʻêllâʼ
above
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Faith
Revelation 1:5
Revelation 19:11
Jeremiah 42:5
Revelation 22:6
Parallel theme
Colossians 1:18
Revelation 22:13
Proverbs 8:22
References God
Colossians 1:15
2 Corinthians 1:20
Truth
Revelation 3:7
Verse Explanation
Jesus addresses the church in Laodicea as the faithful and true witness and the beginning of God's creation, establishing His authority before exposing their spiritual condition.
History
c. AD 90s: Laodicea was a wealthy commercial city in Roman Asia, known for banking, textiles, and medical activity.