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Letter

In Rom. 2:27, 29 means the outward form. 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. In 2 Cor. 3:6, “the letter” means the Mosaic law as a written law. (See WRITING.)

In the Bible

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Verses where Letter is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Corinthians 5:9

    I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:27

    I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.

  • 2 Chronicles 2:11

    Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”

  • 2 Chronicles 21:12

    Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,

  • 2 Corinthians 3:2

    You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.

  • 2 Corinthians 3:3

    It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

+46 more verses naming Letter.

Letter references

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Voices on Letter

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Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.

Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.