Any one of the letters that have been recorded in the New Testament of the Bible. These letters were written by church leaders and sent to various people or churches.
Most of the books in the New Testament are, in fact, these letters or epistles; the Apostle Paul is credited with writing many of them.
The epistles include:
- Romans
- First Corinthians
- Second Corinthians
- Galatians
- Ephesians
- Philippians
- Colossians
- First Thessalonians
- Second Thessalonians
- First Timothy
- Second Timothy
- Titus
- Philemon
- Hebrews
- James
- First Peter
- Second Peter
- First John
- Second John
- Third John
- Jude
Key verse about epistle: “Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle” (2 Thessalonians 2:15, NKJV).
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