Bible Verses About Epistles

Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,

as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, --

it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.

having written through their hand thus: `The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to those in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, brethren, who are of the nations, greeting;

seeing we have heard that certain having gone forth from us did trouble you with words, subverting your souls, saying to be circumcised and to keep the law, to whom we did give no charge,

it seemed good to us, having come together with one accord, chosen men to send unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul--

men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ--

we have sent, therefore, Judas and Silas, and they by word are telling the same things.

`For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, no more burden to lay upon you, except these necessary things:

to abstain from things offered to idols, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom; from which keeping yourselves, ye shall do well; be strong!'

The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth,

because of the truth that is remaining in us, and with us shall be to the age,

there shall be with you grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father;

and now I beseech thee, Kyria, not as writing to thee a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another,

and this is the love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as ye did hear from the beginning, that in it ye may walk,

because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.

See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive;

every one who is transgressing, and is not remaining in the teaching of the Christ, hath not God; he who is remaining in the teaching of the Christ, this one hath both the Father and the Son;

if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, `Hail!'

for he who is saying to him, `Hail,' hath fellowship with his evil works.

Many things having to write to you, I did not intend through paper and ink, but I hope to come unto you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full;

salute thee do the children of thy choice sister. Amen.

The Elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth!