epistle
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- noun
- /ɪˈpɪsəl/
- Literature
- The church leader encouraged everyone to study the epistle he wrote to guide their community's moral values.
- a dedicatory epistle
- Pauline epistles
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Watch on YouTubeIt was Paul, but then the other four or five epistles that are written by someone else in Paul's name.
- It was Paul, but then the other four or five epistles that are written by someone else in Paul's name.
- The first epistle of Paul, the apostle to Timothy.
Examples
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In one of the earliest epistles, the letter to the church at Corinth, Paul admits that he has some flaws.
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In his epistle to the Romans, Paul shares important teachings about faith and salvation.
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I don't see any mention of them or their history in your epistle.
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I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators.
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The first epistle of Paul, the apostle to Timothy.
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In several of his epistles, St. Paul tells his readers, "Greet one another with a holy kiss."
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I also believe that many fundamentalists in America misread Paul's epistles on slavery, especially Ephesians and Philemon.
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Each epistle in the New Testament offers insight into early Christian teachings and practices.
Compounds
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A New Testament letter by Paul to Christians in Ephesus about unity in Christ
A New Testament letter by Saint Paul to the church in Corinth
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A book in the Christian Bible that is a letter from Paul to Christians in Galatia
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A short book in the New Testament where Paul asks for forgiveness for a runaway slave
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A New Testament letter from Paul to Christians in Philippi
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A New Testament letter people say Peter wrote to early Christian groups
A book of the Christian Bible containing a letter by Paul to Christians in Colossae
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A New Testament letter that many think Peter wrote giving advice to early Christians
A New Testament book that is Paul's second letter to the church in Corinth
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The first letter from Paul to Timothy in the New Testament that gives advice on church leaders
A short letter from Paul giving advice about leading churches and staying faithful
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A short letter in the New Testament thought to be written by John the Apostle
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A short letter in the New Testament addressed to Gaius and linked to John the Apostle
A short letter in the Christian Bible from Paul asking Philemon to forgive his runaway slave
A short Bible letter from Paul giving advice about church leaders
A book of the Christian Bible that Paul wrote to the Christians in Colossae
A New Testament letter by Paul to the people of Ephesus about being saved through Christ
A book in the Christian Bible with Paul's letter to people in Galatia
A book of the New Testament that is a letter Paul wrote to Christians in Philippi
A book in the Christian Bible that explains Paul's teachings to Christians in Rome
A short New Testament letter that gives advice to a church leader named Timothy about teaching and behavior
A letter in the Christian Bible from Paul to the church in Corinth
A New Testament book that contains Paul's first letter to the Christians in Thessalonica
A letter in the New Testament written by Paul to Christians in Thessalonica
A New Testament book that is Paul's second letter to the church at Corinth
A book in the New Testament that is a letter from Paul to the people in Thessalonica
A book of the New Testament that contains Paul's second letter to the Christians in Thessalonica
A short Bible letter from Paul giving advice and encouragement to Timothy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Epistle comes from the old Greek word epistolē, which means 'letter' and is related to apostle, a person 'sent' with a message. So the New Testament 'Epistles' are letters written and sent by apostles to teach or guide people.