They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.”

I too decided, after investigating everything carefully from the very first, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘This man said, I am King of the Jews.’”

but we should write to them to abstain only from things polluted by idols and from fornication and from whatever has been strangled and from blood.

But I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, after we have examined him, I may have something to write—

Salvation Is for All

Moses writes concerning the righteousness that comes from the law, that “the person who does these things will live by them.”

I Tertius, the writer of this letter, greet you in the Lord.

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand.

For we write you nothing other than what you can read and also understand; I hope you will understand until the end—

The Collection for Christians at Jerusalem

Now it is not necessary for me to write you about the ministry to the saints,

So I write these things while I am away from you, so that when I come, I may not have to be severe in using the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord.

Breaking with the Past

To write the same things to you is not troublesome to me, and for you it is a safeguard.

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

Now concerning love of the brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anyone write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another;

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the mark in every letter of mine; it is the way I write.

This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

“This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds,”

I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young people, because you are strong and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and you know that no lie comes from the truth.

I write these things to you concerning those who would deceive you.

Epilogue

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

Final Greetings

Although I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink; instead I hope to come to you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

Final Greetings

I have much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink;

Occasion of the Letter

Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.

saying, “Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”