⁴³ But he said to them, “It is necessary for me to proclaim the good news about the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because I was sent for this purpose.”

⁸ because I have given them the words you gave me.^(A) They have received them and have known for certain that I came from you.^(B) They have believed that you sent me.

² He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was in all God’s household.

⁵ and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,^(A) the firstborn from the dead^(B) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.^(C)

To him who loves us and has set us free^[a] from our sins by his blood,^(D)

The Letter to Laodicea

¹⁴ “Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: Thus says the Amen, ^(A) the faithful and true witness, the originator^[a](B) of God’s creation: