Laodicea
Laodicea, a city in Asia Minor, known for its lukewarm faith.
The name Laodicea means “just people”
PlaceNew Testament3 books7 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Colossians 2:1; referred to as Laodicea (Λαοδίκεια) or Laodicean (Λαοδικεύς).
Location
- Identified as
- Laodicea on the Lycus
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 37.836° N, 29.108° E
Alternative names
Mentions
- For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,
- For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.
- Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
- After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
- …which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.
- …saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
- To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.