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

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
I bear witness To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. V-PIA-1S H3140 μαρτυρῶ marturō
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he has To have, hold, possess. V-PIA-3S H2192 ἔχει echei
great Much, many; often. Adj-AMS H4183 πολὺν polun
concern (a) labor, toil, (b) pain, anguish, distress, suffering. N-AMS H4192 πόνον ponon
those The, the definite article. Art-GMP H3588 τῶν tōn
Laodicea Laodicea, a city in the Lycos valley in the Roman province Asia, near Colossae and Hierapolis. N-DFS H2993 Λαοδικείᾳ laodikeia
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. . . . A city, the inhabitants of a city. H2404 Ἱεραπόλει ierapolei
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Locations

Hierapolis

HIERAPOLIShe-er-ap'-o-lis (Hierapolis, "sacred city"): As the name implies, Hierapolis was a holy city. It was situated 6 miles from Laodicea and twice that distance from Colosse, on the road from Sardis to Apamea. Though its history is not well known, it seems to have been of Lydian origin, and once bore the name of Kydrara. The Phrygian god Sabazios was wo... View Details

Laodicea

LAODICEAla-od-i-se'-a (Laodikia): A city of Asia Minor situated in the Lycos valley in the province of Phrygia, and the home of one of the Seven Churches of Re (1:11). Distinguished from several other cities of that name by the appellation Ad Lycum, it was founded by Antiochus II (261-246 B.C.) of Syria, who named it for his wife Laodike, and who populated i... View Details

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Berean Bible For I bear witness to him that he has great concern for you and those in Laodicea and those in Hierapolis.
King James Bible For I bear witness to him record, that he has hath a great concern zeal for you you, and those them that are in Laodicea Laodicea, and those them in Hierapolis.
Hebrew Greek English For I bear witness to testify for him that he has great a deep concern for you and for those who are in Laodicea and those in Hierapolis.
New American Standard Bible 1995 For I bear witness to testify for him that he has great a deep concern for you and for those who are in Laodicea and those in Hierapolis.