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These letters were written by apostles and early Christian leaders to various individuals, churches, or groups of believers, addressing theological issues, moral guidance, encouragement, and church administration. Old Testament Context While the Old Testament does not contain letters in the same format as the New Testament, written communication was still prevalent. For example, the book of Ezra mentions letters from Persian kings (<a href="/ezra/4-7.htm">Ezra 4:7-23</a>) and Nehemiah includes correspondence with King Artaxerxes (<a href="/nehemiah/2-7.htm">Nehemiah 2:7-9</a>). These instances highlight the use of letters for official and administrative purposes. New Testament Epistles The New Testament contains 21 epistles, traditionally attributed to apostles such as Paul, Peter, James, John, and Jude. These letters are foundational to Christian doctrine and practice, providing insight into the early church's beliefs and challenges. 1. Pauline Epistles: The Apostle Paul is credited with writing 13 letters, addressing both specific churches and individuals. Key themes include justification by faith, the role of the Law, Christian liberty, and the nature of the Church. Notable letters include Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. For example, in <a href="/romans/1-7.htm">Romans 1:7</a>, Paul writes, "To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." 2. General Epistles: These letters, also known as Catholic Epistles, are addressed to broader audiences rather than specific individuals or congregations. They include Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and 3 John, and Jude. They cover various topics such as faith and works, perseverance, and warnings against false teachings. <a href="/james/1.htm">James 1:1</a> begins, "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings." 3. Pastoral Epistles: These are letters written by Paul to Timothy and Titus, providing guidance on church leadership, sound doctrine, and pastoral care. They emphasize the importance of maintaining faith and good conscience. In <a href="/1_timothy/1-2.htm">1 Timothy 1:2</a>, Paul addresses Timothy as "my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord." Purpose and Function The letters served multiple purposes: they were a means of personal communication, doctrinal instruction, correction of errors, and encouragement. They addressed specific issues within the early Christian communities, such as divisions, moral lapses, and theological misunderstandings. The epistles also provided a way to maintain unity and continuity of teaching across the rapidly growing and geographically dispersed church. Literary Style and Structure The epistles typically follow a Greco-Roman letter format, which includes an opening greeting, thanksgiving, body, and closing remarks. The opening often identifies the sender and recipient, followed by a blessing or prayer. The body contains the main message, and the closing includes final greetings and benedictions. For instance, in <a href="/philippians/1.htm">Philippians 1:1-2</a>, Paul and Timothy write, "To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." Theological Significance The letters are crucial for understanding early Christian theology and practice. They articulate key doctrines such as the nature of Christ, salvation, the role of the Holy Spirit, and the ethical implications of the gospel. They also provide a window into the life and struggles of the early church, offering timeless principles applicable to contemporary Christian life. Preservation and Canonization The letters were preserved by the early church and eventually recognized as canonical Scripture. Their inclusion in the New Testament canon underscores their authority and inspired nature, serving as a guide for faith and practice throughout church history.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>In <a href="/romans/2-27.htm">Romans 2:27</a>, 29 means the outward form. The "oldness of the letter" (<a href="/romans/7-6.htm">7:6</a>) is a phrase which denotes the old way of literal outward obedience to the law as a system of mere external rules of conduct. In <a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">2 Corinthians 3:6</a>, "the letter" means the Mosaic law as a written law. (see <a href="../w/writing.htm">WRITING</a>.) <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (n.) One who lets or permits; one who lets anything for hire.2. (n.) One who retards or hinders.3. (n.) A mark or character used as the representative of a sound, or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a first element of written language.4. (n.) A written or printed communication; a message expressed in intelligible characters on something adapted to conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.5. (n.) A writing; an inscription.6. (n.) Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact signification or requirement.7. (n.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.8. (n.) Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.9. (n.) A letter; an epistle.10. (v. t.) To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a book gilt and lettered.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>LETTERlet'-er. See <a href="../e/epistle.htm">EPISTLE</a>.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1121.htm">1121. gramma -- that which is drawn or written, ie a letter</a> ... that which is drawn or written, ie a letter. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: gramma Phonetic Spelling: (gram'-mah) Short Definition: a letter ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1121.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/5598.htm">5598. O -- the last letter of the Gr. alphabet</a> ... 5597, 5598. O. 5599 . the last letter of the Gr. alphabet. Part of Speech: Indeclinable Letter (Noun) Transliteration: O Phonetic ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5598.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1992.htm">1992. epistole -- an epistle, a letter</a> ... an epistle, a letter. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: epistole Phonetic Spelling: (ep-is-tol-ay') Short Definition: a letter, dispatch, epistle ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1992.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/1989.htm">1989. epistello -- to send a message (by letter)</a> ... to send a message (by letter). Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epistello Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-stel'-lo) Short Definition: I write, send by letter to. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1989.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4747.htm">4747. stoicheion -- one of a row, hence a letter (of the alphabet) ...</a> ... 4746b, 4747. stoicheion. 4748 . one of a row, hence a letter (of the alphabet), by ext. the elements (of knowledge). Part of Speech ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4747.htm - 8k<a href="/greek/2503.htm">2503. iota -- iota</a> ... iota. Part of Speech: Indeclinable Letter (Noun) Transliteration: iota Phonetic Spelling: (ee-o'-tah) Short Definition: a small letter of the Greek alphabet ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2503.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1.htm">1. alpha -- alpha</a> ... alpha. Part of Speech: Indeclinable Letter (Noun) Transliteration: alpha Phonetic Spelling: (al'-fah) Short Definition: the first letter of the Greek alphabet ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/2762.htm">2762. keraia -- a little horn</a> ... McNeile).]. Word Origin from keras Definition a little horn NASB Word Usage stroke (1), stroke of a letter (1). tittle, stroke. Feminine ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2762.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1933.htm">1933. epieikes -- seemly, equitable, yielding</a> ... builds on the real (purpose) of what is really at stake (note the , "upon") -- and hence, is that appropriately fulfills the (not just the letter) of the law. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1933.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/256a.htm">256a. Alpha -- Alpha</a> ... Alpha. 256b . Alpha. Transliteration: Alpha Short Definition: Alpha. Word Origin the first letter of the Gr. alphabet Definition Alpha NASB Word Usage Alpha ( ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/256a.htm - 5k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/104.htm">104. iggerah -- a letter</a> ... 103, 104. iggerah. 105 . a letter. Transliteration: iggerah Phonetic Spelling: (ig-er-aw') Short Definition: letter. Word Origin ... /hebrew/104.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/107.htm">107. iggereth -- a letter</a> ... iggereth. 108 . a letter. Transliteration: iggereth Phonetic Spelling: (ig-eh'-reth) Short Definition: letters. ... letter. Feminine of 'iggra'; an epistle -- ... /hebrew/107.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5406.htm">5406. nishtevan -- a letter</a> ... 5405, 5406. nishtevan. 5407 . a letter. Transliteration: nishtevan Phonetic Spelling: (nish-tev-awn') Short Definition: decree. ... letter. ... /hebrew/5406.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/5407.htm">5407. nishtevan -- a letter</a> ... 5406, 5407. nishtevan. 5408 . a letter. Transliteration: nishtevan Phonetic Spelling: (nish-tev-awn') Short Definition: document. ... letter. ... /hebrew/5407.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6600.htm">6600. pithgam -- a command, word, affair</a> ... answer, letter, matter, word. (Aramaic) corresponding to pithgam; a word, answer, letter or decree -- answer, letter, matter, word. see HEBREW pithgam. ... /hebrew/6600.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm">5612. sepher -- a missive, document, writing, book</a> ... writing, book NASB Word Usage Book (47), book (79), books (2), certificate (3), deed (6), deeds (3), illiterate* (1), indictment (1), letter (14), letters (15 ... /hebrew/5612.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/3793.htm">3793. kethobeth -- an imprint</a> ... a letter or other mark branded on the skin. From kathab; a letter or other mark branded on the skin -- X any (mark). see HEBREW kathab. 3792, 3793. ... /hebrew/3793.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4385.htm">4385. miktab -- writing</a> ... Definition: writing. Word Origin from kathab Definition writing NASB Word Usage letter (1), writing (7). writing. From kathab; a thing ... /hebrew/4385.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2053.htm">2053. vav -- a hook, pin, peg</a> ... Word Usage hooks (13). hook. Probably a hook (the name of the sixth Heb. Letter) -- hook. 2052, 2053. vav. 2054 . Strong's Numbers. /hebrew/2053.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/505.htm">505. eleph -- a thousand</a> ... thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand. ... /hebrew/505.htm - 8k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/bangs/an_alphabetical_list_of_m_e_preachers/letter_i.htm">Letter I</a> ... Part 1 A - K Letter I. * Ierson, Joseph "Received 1812, Located 1825 * Iliff, Benjamin "Received 1801, Died 1805 * Iliff, Joseph ... /.../christianbookshelf.org/bangs/an alphabetical list of m e preachers/letter i.htm<a href="/library/gregory/gregory_of_nyssa_dogmatic_treatises_etc/letter_i.htm">Letter I.</a> ... Gregory of Nyssa Against Eunomius. Letter I. Gregory to his brother Peter, Bishop of Sebasteia. Having with difficulty obtained ... /.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/letter i.htm<a href="/library/augustine/anti-pelagian_writings/letter_i_.htm">Letter i.</a> ... Letter I. [The 214th of Augustin's Epistles.] To my very dear lord and most honoured brother among the members of Christ, Valentinus ... //christianbookshelf.org/augustine/anti-pelagian writings/letter i .htm<a href="/library/gregory/gregory_of_nyssa_dogmatic_treatises_etc/letter_i_to_eusebius.htm">Letter i. --To Eusebius .</a> ... VI."Letters. Letters . Letter I."To Eusebius . When ... celebrating. What is the meaning of the subject thus suggested for my letter to you? ... /.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/letter i to eusebius.htm<a href="/library/murray/kalli_the_esquimaux_christian_/letter_from_kalli.htm">Letter from Kalli</a> ... Letter from Kalli. The following ... 1856. "I received your kind letter by the December mail, and am very sorry to hear of your illness. The ... /.../murray/kalli the esquimaux christian /letter from kalli.htm<a href="/library/dionysius/letters_of_dionysius_the_areopagite/letter_vii.htm">Letter vii.</a> ... LETTERS OF DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE. LETTER VII. SECTION I. To Polycarp"Hierarch. ... See notes on this letter in Ant. Ed. and Schema, p. 258, vol. 2. ... /.../dionysius/letters of dionysius the areopagite/letter vii.htm<a href="/library/lawrence/the_practice_of_the_presence_of_god/first_letter.htm">First Letter</a> ... LETTERS FIRST LETTER. How the habitual sense of God's Presence was found. SINCE you desire so earnestly that I should communicate ... /.../lawrence/the practice of the presence of god/first letter.htm<a href="/library/lawrence/the_practice_of_the_presence_of_god/fifth_letter.htm">Fifth Letter</a> ... LETTERS FIFTH LETTER. Prayer for a sister who is about to make a vow and profession. * A fresh insisting upon the necessity and virtue ... /.../lawrence/the practice of the presence of god/fifth letter.htm<a href="/library/lawrence/the_practice_of_the_presence_of_god/ninth_letter.htm">Ninth Letter</a> ... LETTERS NINTH LETTER. Enclosing a letter to a corresponding sister, whom he regards with respect tinged with fear. * His old theme concisely put. ... /.../lawrence/the practice of the presence of god/ninth letter.htm<a href="/library/luther/first_principles_of_the_reformation/introductory_letter.htm">Introductory Letter.</a> ... FIRST PRINCIPLES OF THE REFORMATION. THE NINETY-FIVE THESES. INTRODUCTORY LETTER. To the most Reverend Father in Christ and most ... /.../luther/first principles of the reformation/introductory letter.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/l/letter.htm">Letter (112 Occurrences)</a> ... The "oldness of the letter" (7:6) is a phrase which denotes the old way of literal outward obedience to the law as a system of mere external rules of conduct. ... /l/letter.htm - 40k<a href="/topical/p/paul's.htm">Paul's (34 Occurrences)</a> ... Acts 19:41 When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. Paul's Letter to the Romans (WEB). ... Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians (WEB). ... /p/paul's.htm - 16k<a href="/topical/a/acrostic.htm">Acrostic (2 Occurrences)</a> ... Four lines seem to have been allotted to each letter in the original form of the poem. ... In 25:2 the alphabetical letter is the initial of the second word. ... /a/acrostic.htm - 15k<a href="/topical/c/copy.htm">Copy (18 Occurrences)</a> ... 2. (n.) An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue. ... /c/copy.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/j/jot.htm">Jot (1 Occurrence)</a> ... Or Iota, the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet, used metaphorically or proverbially for the smallest thing (Matthew 5:18); or it may be = yod, which is the ... /j/jot.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/a/a.htm">A (102073 Occurrences)</a> ... Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, as Omega is the last. ... 1. (n.) The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. ... /a/a.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/e/epistles.htm">Epistles (2 Occurrences)</a> ... It was only natural that the apostle by whom the greater number of these communities had been founded should seek to communicate with them by letter.". ... /e/epistles.htm - 80k<a href="/topical/n/naaman.htm">Naaman (19 Occurrences)</a> ... and when the little Hebrew slave-girl that waited on his wife told her of a prophet in Samaria who could cure her master, he obtained a letter from Benhadad ... /n/naaman.htm - 15k<a href="/topical/s/sanballat.htm">Sanballat (10 Occurrences)</a> ... His two sons, Delaiah and Shelemiah, received a letter from Jedoniah and his companions the priests who were in Yeb (Elephantine) in Upper Egypt. ... /s/sanballat.htm - 14k<a href="/topical/o/o.htm">O (1414 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) O, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, derives its form, value, and name from the Greek O, through the Latin. ... /o/o.htm - 37k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Letter-of-King-Abgar-to-Jesus.html">What is the Letter of King Abgar to Jesus? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/red-letter-Christians.html">What are Red Letter Christians? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Blue-Letter-Bible.html">What is the Blue Letter Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/letter.htm">Letter: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Letter (112 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18</a> For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished. (WEB BBE NAS NIV)<a href="/matthew/5-31.htm">Matthew 5:31</a> It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce. (DBY)<a href="/matthew/19-7.htm">Matthew 19:7</a> They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send her away? (DBY)<a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Luke 16:17</a> But heaven and earth will come to an end before the smallest letter of the law may be dropped out. (BBE NAS)<a href="/acts/15-23.htm">Acts 15:23</a> And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia. (Root in KJV WEY BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/15-30.htm">Acts 15:30</a> So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter. (WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/19-41.htm">Acts 19:41</a> When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. Paul's Letter to the Romans (WEB)<a href="/acts/21-25.htm">Acts 21:25</a> But as to the Gentiles who have the faith, we sent a letter, giving our decision that they were to keep themselves from offerings made to false gods, and from blood, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from the evil desires of the body. (BBE RSV)<a href="/acts/23-25.htm">Acts 23:25</a> He wrote a letter like this: (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/23-33.htm">Acts 23:33</a> When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him. (WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/23-34.htm">Acts 23:34</a> And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia; (KJV WEY WBS RSV NIV)<a href="/romans/2-27.htm">Romans 2:27</a> Won't the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfills the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law? (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/romans/2-29.htm">Romans 2:29</a> but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/romans/7-6.htm">Romans 7:6</a> But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/romans/16-22.htm">Romans 16:22</a> I, Tertius, who write the letter, greet you in the Lord. (WEB WEY BBE YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9</a> I wrote to you in my letter to have no company with sexual sinners; (WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_corinthians/5-11.htm">1 Corinthians 5:11</a> But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him. (BBE)<a href="/1_corinthians/7-1.htm">1 Corinthians 7:1</a> I now deal with the subjects mentioned in your letter. It is well for a man to abstain altogether from marriage. (WEY BBE)<a href="/1_corinthians/10-23.htm">1 Corinthians 10:23</a> "All things are lawful for me," but not all things are profitable. "All things are lawful for me," but not all things build up. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians (WEB)<a href="/1_corinthians/16-3.htm">1 Corinthians 16:3</a> When I arrive, I will send whoever you approve with letters to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem. (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/2-3.htm">2 Corinthians 2:3</a> And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all. (BBE DBY)<a href="/2_corinthians/2-4.htm">2 Corinthians 2:4</a> For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you. (BBE)<a href="/2_corinthians/2-9.htm">2 Corinthians 2:9</a> And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things. (BBE)<a href="/2_corinthians/3-2.htm">2 Corinthians 3:2</a> You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men; (WEB WEY BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">2 Corinthians 3:3</a> being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh. (WEB WEY BBE YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">2 Corinthians 3:6</a> who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/4-2.htm">2 Corinthians 4:2</a> But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. Paul's Letter to the Galatians (WEB)<a href="/2_corinthians/7-8.htm">2 Corinthians 7:8</a> For though I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that my letter made you sorry, though just for a while. (WEB KJV WEY BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/7-12.htm">2 Corinthians 7:12</a> So though I sent you a letter, it was not only because of the man who did the wrong, or because of him to whom the wrong was done, but so that your true care for us might be made clear in the eyes of God. (BBE)<a href="/2_corinthians/9-1.htm">2 Corinthians 9:1</a> But there is no need for me to say anything in my letter about the giving to the saints: (BBE)<a href="/2_corinthians/10-11.htm">2 Corinthians 10:11</a> Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present. (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/11-30.htm">2 Corinthians 11:30</a> If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians (WEB)<a href="/galatians/5-26.htm">Galatians 5:26</a> Let's not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another. Paul's Letter to the Philippians (WEB)<a href="/galatians/6-11.htm">Galatians 6:11</a> See with what large letters I write to you with my own hand. (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ephesians/3-3.htm">Ephesians 3:3</a> How by revelation the secret was made clear to me, as I said before in a short letter, (BBE)<a href="/ephesians/4-25.htm">Ephesians 4:25</a> Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another. Paul's Letter to the Colossians (WEB)<a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8</a> And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians (WEB)<a href="/colossians/1-26.htm">Colossians 1:26</a> the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints, Paul's Second Letter to the Thessalonians (WEB)<a href="/colossians/3-21.htm">Colossians 3:21</a> Fathers, don't provoke your children, so that they won't be discouraged. Paul's First Letter to Timothy (WEB)<a href="/colossians/4-16.htm">Colossians 4:16</a> When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea. (WEB WEY BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-9.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:9</a> But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary; (BBE)<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-27.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:27</a> I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers. (WEB WEY BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7</a> and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, Paul's Second Letter to Timothy (WEB)<a href="/2_thessalonians/2-2.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:2</a> not to be quickly shaken in your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as from us, saying that the day of Christ had come. (WEB KJV WEY BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_thessalonians/2-15.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:15</a> So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter. (WEB WEY BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_thessalonians/3-14.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:14</a> If any man doesn't obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed. (WEB BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_thessalonians/3-17.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:17</a> The greeting of me, Paul, with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter: this is how I write. (WEB WEY BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_timothy/3-15.htm">1 Timothy 3:15</a> but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. Paul's Letter to Titus (WEB)<a href="/1_timothy/6-7.htm">1 Timothy 6:7</a> For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can't carry anything out. Paul's Letter to Philemon (WEB)<a href="/2_timothy/1-12.htm">2 Timothy 1:12</a> For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day. The Letter to the Hebrews (WEB)<a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Hebrews 10:27</a> but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries. The Letter from James (WEB)<a href="/hebrews/13-22.htm">Hebrews 13:22</a> And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words. (KJV WEY BBE WBS NIV)<a href="/james/1-26.htm">James 1:26</a> If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless. Peter's First Letter (WEB)<a href="/1_peter/2-13.htm">1 Peter 2:13</a> Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme; Peter's Second Letter (WEB)<a href="/1_peter/5-12.htm">1 Peter 5:12</a> I send this short letter by Silas, our faithful brother--for such I regard him--in order to encourage you, and to bear witness that what I have told you is the true grace of God. In it stand fast. (WEY BBE)<a href="/2_peter/1-2.htm">2 Peter 1:2</a> Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, John's First Letter (WEB)<a href="/2_peter/3-1.htm">2 Peter 3:1</a> This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you; (WEB WEY BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_john/2-13.htm">1 John 2:13</a> I am writing to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the Evil One. I have sent a letter to you, children, because you have knowledge of the Father. (BBE)<a href="/1_john/2-14.htm">1 John 2:14</a> I have sent a letter to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I have sent a letter to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God is in you, and because you have overcome the Evil One. (BBE)<a href="/1_john/2-21.htm">1 John 2:21</a> I have not sent you this letter because you have no knowledge of what is true, but because you have knowledge, and because that which is false has nothing in common with that which is true. (BBE)<a href="/1_john/3-16.htm">1 John 3:16</a> By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. John's Second Letter (WEB)<a href="/1_john/4-5.htm">1 John 4:5</a> They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them. John's Third Letter (WEB)<a href="/1_john/4-20.htm">1 John 4:20</a> If a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? The Letter from Jude (WEB)<a href="/3_john/1-9.htm">3 John 1:9</a> I sent a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, whose desire is ever to have the first place among them, will not have us there. (BBE)<a href="/jude/1-3.htm">Jude 1:3</a> Dear friends, since I am eager to begin a letter to you on the subject of our common salvation, I find myself constrained to write and cheer you on to the vigorous defense of the faith delivered once for all to God's people. (WEY BBE)<a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1</a> When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, it shall be if she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a letter of divorce, and give it into her hand, and send her out of his house. (DBY)<a href="/deuteronomy/24-3.htm">Deuteronomy 24:3</a> And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a letter of divorce, and give it into her hand, and send her out of his house; or if the latter husband die who took her as his wife; (DBY)<a href="/2_samuel/11-14.htm">2 Samuel 11:14</a> It happened in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/11-15.htm">2 Samuel 11:15</a> He wrote in the letter, saying, "Send Uriah to the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck, and die." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/1_kings/21-8.htm">1 Kings 21:8</a> So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city, who lived with Naboth. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_kings/21-9.htm">1 Kings 21:9</a> She wrote in the letters, saying, "Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_kings/21-11.htm">1 Kings 21:11</a> The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_kings/5-5.htm">2 Kings 5:5</a> The king of Syria said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." He departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_kings/5-6.htm">2 Kings 5:6</a> He brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, "Now when this letter has come to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7</a> It happened, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he tore his clothes, and said, "Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But consider, please, and see how he seeks a quarrel against me." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_kings/10-2.htm">2 Kings 10:2</a> "Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armor. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_kings/10-6.htm">2 Kings 10:6</a> Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, "If you are on my side, and if you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time." Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_kings/10-7.htm">2 Kings 10:7</a> It happened, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and killed them, even seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him to Jezreel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_kings/19-14.htm">2 Kings 19:14</a> Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the house of Yahweh, and spread it before Yahweh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_kings/20-12.htm">2 Kings 20:12</a> At that time Berodach Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/2-11.htm">2 Chronicles 2:11</a> Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, "Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them." (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/21-12.htm">2 Chronicles 21:12</a> And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, The Lord, the God of your father David, says, Because you have not kept to the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or the ways of Asa, king of Judah, (BBE NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/32-17.htm">2 Chronicles 32:17</a> He wrote also letters, to rail on Yahweh, the God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of the lands, which have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall the God of Hezekiah not deliver his people out of my hand. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezra/4-7.htm">Ezra 4:7</a> In the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian character, and set forth in the Syrian language. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezra/4-8.htm">Ezra 4:8</a> Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezra/4-9.htm">Ezra 4:9</a> The letter was sent by Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe and their friends; the Dinaites and the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Shushanchites, the Dehaites, the Elamites, (BBE)<a href="/ezra/4-11.htm">Ezra 4:11</a> This is the copy of the letter that they sent to Artaxerxes the king: Your servants the men beyond the River, and so forth. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezra/4-18.htm">Ezra 4:18</a> The letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/ezra/4-23.htm">Ezra 4:23</a> Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/ezra/5-5.htm">Ezra 5:5</a> But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, until the matter should come to Darius, and then answer should be returned by letter concerning it. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/ezra/5-6.htm">Ezra 5:6</a> The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were beyond the River, sent to Darius the king; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezra/5-7.htm">Ezra 5:7</a> they sent a letter to him, in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT)<a href="/ezra/7-11.htm">Ezra 7:11</a> Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the commandments of Yahweh, and of his statutes to Israel: (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Nehemiah 2:8</a> and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertains to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. The king granted me, according to the good hand of my God on me. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/nehemiah/6-5.htm">Nehemiah 6:5</a> Then sent Sanballat his servant to me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/esther/3-14.htm">Esther 3:14</a> A copy of the letter, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published to all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day. (WEB)<a href="/esther/8-8.htm">Esther 8:8</a> So now send a letter about the Jews, writing whatever seems good to you, in the king's name, and stamping it with the king's ring: for a writing signed in the king's name and stamped with the king's ring may not be changed. (BBE)<a href="/esther/8-13.htm">Esther 8:13</a> A copy of the letter, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published to all the peoples, that the Jews should be ready for that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. (WEB)<a href="/esther/8-17.htm">Esther 8:17</a> And in every part of the kingdom and in every town, wherever the king's letter and his order came, the Jews were glad with great joy, and had a feast and a good day. And a great number of the people of the land became Jews: for the fear of the Jews had come on them. (BBE)<a href="/esther/9-25.htm">Esther 9:25</a> but when this became known to the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. 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