Nymphas

Nymphas is a believer at Laodicea greeted by Paul at the close of Colossians. The single mention is also a quiet datum about how the early churches gathered: in a private house, here described as belonging to Nymphas.

Greeting at Laodicea

Paul's closing greetings to the Colossian assembly extend west to the neighboring church at Laodicea. Among those named there is Nymphas, identified by the dwelling that hosts the local congregation: "Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the church that is in her house" (Col 4:15).

A House Used for Worship

The verse links the personal name to a corporate reality. The church at Laodicea is described as meeting in the house associated with Nymphas — the domestic space serving as the gathering place for the assembly. The text does not describe the building, the size of the gathering, or the practices observed there; it simply records that the church "is in her house."