Colossians 4:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea; having saluted the Colossians, in the names of others, circumcised and uncircumcised, he desires them in his own name to salute the Christians in the church at Laodicea. And Nymphas; and some pious man called Nymphas, probably living either in the country near the city of Laodicea, or some eminent Christian of chief note in the city. The masculine article adjoined shows this person to be a male, and not a female, as some have inconsiderately reckoned. And the church which is in his house; and the company of believers, either of his own family or neighbourhood, who did, under his protection or inspection, meet to worship God according to his appointment, Romans 16:1,5 1 Corinthians 16:15,19.

Colossians 4:15

15 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.