church in Ephesus

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The church in Ephesus was an early Christian congregation in the ancient city of Ephesus, known from the New Testament as a prominent community praised for its perseverance yet criticized for having forsaken its first love.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Church of Ephesus 2
Church in Ephesus 1
church in Ephesus canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian congregation
New Testament church
early Christian church
associatedWith Apollos GENERATED
Apostle John GENERATED
Apostle Paul GENERATED
Aquila GENERATED
Priscilla GENERATED
Timothy GENERATED
calledTo repentance GENERATED
conflictedWith worship of Artemis of Ephesus GENERATED
criticizedFor forsaking its first love GENERATED
spiritual decline GENERATED
experienced social opposition due to rejection of idolatry GENERATED
foundedBy Apostle Paul GENERATED
historicalContext Roman Empire GENERATED
languageContext Greek-speaking Christian community GENERATED
listedAmong seven churches in Revelation GENERATED
locatedIn Asia Minor GENERATED
Ephesus GENERATED
Roman province of Asia GENERATED
mentionedIn Acts 18 GENERATED
Acts 19 GENERATED
Acts 20 GENERATED
Acts of the Apostles GENERATED
Book of Revelation GENERATED
Epistle to the Ephesians GENERATED
First Epistle to Timothy GENERATED
Revelation 2:1–7 GENERATED
Second Epistle to Timothy GENERATED
partOf seven churches of Asia GENERATED
pastoredBy Timothy GENERATED
possiblyPastoredBy Apostle John GENERATED
praisedFor endurance GENERATED
perseverance GENERATED
rejecting evil GENERATED
testing false apostles GENERATED
received letter dictated by Christ in Revelation GENERATED
religion Christianity
roleIn early Christian mission in Asia Minor GENERATED
taughtBy Apostle Paul GENERATED
timeOfFoundation 1st century AD GENERATED
traditionallyLinkedTo composition or reception of the Epistle to the Ephesians GENERATED
ministry of John the Apostle in his later years
ministry of Timothy as bishop of Ephesus
warnedWith removal of its lampstand GENERATED
worshipContext Gentile-majority Christian community GENERATED

Referenced by (4)

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Book of Revelation addresses church in Ephesus
Seven Churches of Asia hasMember church in Ephesus
this entity surface form: Church of Ephesus
church in Sardis groupedWith church in Ephesus
subject surface form: Church in Sardis
this entity surface form: Church in Ephesus
Church of Pergamum relatedTo church in Ephesus
this entity surface form: Church of Ephesus