1.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 personally.
我愿意你们晓得,我为你们和老底嘉人,并一切没有与我亲自见面的人,是何等的尽心竭力;
2.As He did with the church in Laodicea in Revelation 3, Christ knocks on the door of our heart and patiently waits (v. 20).
就像启示录3章讲到主是怎样对待老底嘉教会的一样,今天基督正在叩我们的心门,耐心等候我们开门迎接祂(20节)。
3.Laodicea was a well-to-do city. Yet that very wealth led to its delusion of self-sufficiency.
老底嘉是一个富裕的城市,然而富裕使他们妄想可以自给自足。
4.Col. 4: 15 Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nymphas and the church, which is in his house.
西四15请问在老底嘉的弟兄和宁法,并他家里的召会安。
5.In Rev 3: 18 Jesus advises the church in Laodicea to buy gold from Him.
在启示录3:18,耶稣劝告老底嘉教堂购买他的黄金。
6.For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those in Laodicea, even all who have not seen my face in the flesh,
我愿意你们晓得,我为你们和那些在老底嘉,并所有在肉身上没有见过我面的人,是何等竭力奋斗,