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Colossians 4:16
After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
from Signature and Final Instructions, Colossians 4:15-18
What it says

And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

What it is doing

It connects the churches through shared reading.

In context

15Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house. 16After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea. 17Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.” 18This greeting is in my own hand — Paul.