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Colossians 4:15

New Testament Epistle (Pauline) ASV (1901)

What does Colossians 4:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house.
Colossians 4:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Colossians 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.
13For I bear him witness, that he hath much labor for you, and for them in Laodicea, and for them in Hierapolis.
14Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas salute you.
15Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house.
16And when this epistle hath been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye also read the epistle from Laodicea.
17And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
18The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, etc.] Where there was a church mentioned in the following verse, of which see on Gill “<660210>Revelation 2:10”. And Nymphas; which some, unskilful in the Greek language, have took for a woman; whereas it is the name of a man, as the following words show; and is a contraction of Nymphios, or Nymphidios, or Nymphodoros: and the church which is in his house. This man seems to have been an inhabitant of Laodicea, and that the church there met at his house to worship God, to pray unto him, sing his praise, hear his word, and attend on all ordinances: or his own family was brought up so strictly to the observance of these things, that they looked like a…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea - Notes, Colossians 2:1. And Nymphas - This person is nowhere else mentioned, and nothing more is known of him. And the church which is in his house - Notes, Romans 16:5. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Nymphas - Probably an eminent Christian at Laodicea. Colossians 4:16”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“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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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Laodicea: Col 4:13 the church: Rom 16:5; Co1 16:9; Plm 1:2 Colossians 4:16”
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