Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Letter’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Letter’ occurs 68 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 15:15 And ascending further from there, he came to the inhabitants of Debir, which before was called Kiriath-Sepher, that is, the City of Letters.Joshua 15:15
Number of the word / term Letter in Joshua: 1
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book Judges
Judges 1:11 And continuing on from there, he went to the inhabitants of Debir, the old name of which was Kiriath-Sepher, that is, the City of Letters.Judges 1:11
Judges 12:6 they would ask him, then say ‘Shibboleth,’ which is translated as ‘ear of grain.’ But he would answer ‘Sibboleth,’ not being able to express the word for an ear of grain in the same letters. And immediately apprehending him, they would cut his throat, at the same crossing point of the Jordan. And in that time of Ephraim, forty-two thousand fell.Judges 12:6
Number of the word / term Letter in Judges: 2
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 11:14 Therefore, when morning arrived, David wrote a letter to Joab. And he sent it by the hand of Uriah,2 Samuel 11:14
2 Samuel 11:15 writing in the letter: “Place Uriah opposite the warfare, where the battle is the strongest, and then abandon him, so that, having been wounded, he may die.”2 Samuel 11:15
Number of the word / term Letter in 2 Samuel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 21:8 And so, she wrote letters in the name of Ahab, and she sealed these with his ring. And she sent to those greater by birth, and to the nobles who were in his city and living with Naboth.1 Kings 21:8
1 Kings 21:9 And this was the judgment of the letters: “Proclaim a fast, and cause Naboth to sit among the first rulers of the people.1 Kings 21:9
1 Kings 21:11 Then his fellow citizens, those greater by birth and the nobles who were living with him in the city, did just as Jezebel had instructed them, and just as it was written in the letters that she had sent to them.1 Kings 21:11
Number of the word / term Letter in 1 Kings: 3
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 5:5 And the king of Syria said to him, “Go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” And when he had set out, he had taken with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand gold coins, and ten changes of fine clothing.2 Kings 5:5
2 Kings 5:6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, in these words: “When you will receive this letter, know that I have sent to you my servant, Naaman, so that you may heal him of his leprosy.”2 Kings 5:6
2 Kings 5:7 And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his garments, and he said: “Am I God, so that I could take or give life, or so that this man would send to me to cure a man from his leprosy? Take notice and see that he is seeking occasions against me.”2 Kings 5:7
2 Kings 10:1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And so Jehu wrote letters, and he sent to Samaria, to the nobles of the city, and to those greater by birth, and to those who had raised Ahab’s sons, saying:2 Kings 10:1
2 Kings 10:2 “Immediately when you receive these letters, you who have your lord’s sons, and chariots, and horses, and reinforced cities, and weapons,2 Kings 10:2
2 Kings 10:6 Then he again wrote letters to them a second time, saying: “If you are mine, and if you obey me, take the heads of the sons of your lord, and come to me at Jezreel at this same hour tomorrow.” Now the sons of the king, being seventy men, were being raised with the nobles of the city.2 Kings 10:6
2 Kings 10:7 And when the letters had arrived to them, they took the sons of the king, and they killed the seventy men. And they placed their heads in baskets, and they sent these to him at Jezreel.2 Kings 10:7
2 Kings 19:14 And so, when Hezekiah had received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and had read it, he ascended to the house of the Lord, and he spread it out before the Lord.2 Kings 19:14
2 Kings 20:12 At that time, Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, the king of the Babylonians, sent letters and gifts to Hezekiah. For he had heard that Hezekiah had been ill.2 Kings 20:12
Number of the word / term Letter in 2 Kings: 9
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 2:11 Then Hiram, the king of Tyre, said, by a letter that had been sent to Solomon: “Because the Lord loved his people, for this reason he appointed you to reign over them.”2 Chronicles 2:11
2 Chronicles 21:12 Then letters were conveyed to him from the prophet Elijah, in which it was written: “Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat, your father, nor in the ways of Asa, the king of Judah,2 Chronicles 21:12
2 Chronicles 30:1 Also, Hezekiah sent to all of Israel and Judah. And he wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, so that they would come to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and so that they would keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel.2 Chronicles 30:1
2 Chronicles 30:6 And carriers traveled with the letters, by order of the king and his rulers, to all of Israel and Judah, proclaiming, in accord with what the king had ordered: “O sons of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel. And he will return to the remnant who escaped from the hand of the king of the Assyrians.2 Chronicles 30:6
2 Chronicles 32:17 Also, he wrote letters full of blasphemy against the Lord God of Israel. And against him he said: “Just as the gods of other nations were unable to free their people from my hand, so also is the God of Hezekiah unable to rescue his people from this hand.”2 Chronicles 32:17
Number of the word / term Letter in 2 Chronicles: 5
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book Ezra
Ezra 4:7 And so, in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, and Tabeel, and the others who were in their council wrote to Artaxerxes, king of the Persians. Now the letter of accusation was written in Syriac, and was being read in the Syrian language.Ezra 4:7
Ezra 4:8 Rehum, the commander, and Shimshai, the scribe, wrote one letter from Jerusalem to king Artaxerxes, in this manner:Ezra 4:8
Ezra 4:11 to king Artaxerxes. (This is a copy of the letter, which they sent to him.) Your servants, the men who are across the river, send a greeting.Ezra 4:11
Ezra 5:6 A copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor of the region beyond the river, and Shetharbozenai, and his counselors, the rulers who were beyond the river, sent to Darius the king.Ezra 5:6
Ezra 7:11 Now this is a copy of the letter of the edict, which king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest, a scribe well-taught in the words and precepts of the Lord and in his ceremonies in Israel:Ezra 7:11
Number of the word / term Letter in Ezra: 5
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book Nehemiah
Nehemiah 2:7 And I said to the king: “If it seems good to the king, may he give me letters to the governors of the region beyond the river, so that they may lead me through, until I arrive in Judea,Nehemiah 2:7
Nehemiah 2:8 and a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king’s forest, so that he may give me timber, in order that I may be able to cover the gates of the tower of the house, and the walls of the city, and the house that I will enter.” And the king granted to me in accord with the good hand of my God, who is with me.Nehemiah 2:8
Nehemiah 2:9 And I went to the governors of the region beyond the river, and I gave them the letters of the king. Now the king had sent with me military leaders and horsemen.Nehemiah 2:9
Nehemiah 6:5 And Sanballat sent his servant to me a fifth time, with the former word, and he had a letter in his hand written in this manner:Nehemiah 6:5
Nehemiah 6:17 But also, in those days, many letters were being sent by the nobles of the Jews to Tobiah, and were arriving from Tobiah to them.Nehemiah 6:17
Nehemiah 6:19 Moreover, they praised him before me, and they reported my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters, so that he might make me afraid.Nehemiah 6:19
Number of the word / term Letter in Nehemiah: 6
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book Esther
Esther 1:22 and he sent letters to all the provinces of his kingdom, so that every nation was able to hear and to read, in various languages and letters, that husbands are to be the greater rulers in their own houses, and that this should be published to every people.Esther 1:22
Esther 3:12 And the scribes of the king were summoned, in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month. And it was written, as Haman had commanded, to all the king’s governors, and to the judges of the provinces, and to various peoples, so that each people could read and hear according to their various languages, in the name of king Artaxerxes. And the letters were sealed with his ring.Esther 3:12
Esther 3:13 These were sent by the king’s messengers to all the provinces, so as to kill and destroy all the Jews, from children all the way to the elderly, even little children and women, on one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to plunder their goods, even their necessities. And this was the text of the letter: “Artaxerxes, the great king from India all the way to Ethiopia, to the leaders and generals of the one hundred twenty-seven provinces, which are subject to his authority, greetings. Although I have reigned over many nations and subjugated the whole world under my realm, I was by no means willing to abuse the greatness of this power, but to govern my subjects with clemency and leniency, so that they would settle into a quiet life, apart from any terror, and delight in peace, as all mortals would choose to do. Yet, in asking my counselors how this might be able to be accomplished, one who excelled the others in wisdom and fidelity, and who was second after the king, named Haman, explained to me that there was a people, scattered throughout the whole world, that used strange laws, and, acting against the customs of all peoples, despised the commandments of kings and violated the harmony of all nations with their dissension. When we had learned this, seeing one nation rebellious against all mankind, having overthrown the usefulness of laws, and going against our orders, and disturbing the peace and harmony of the provinces subject to us, we commanded that whomever Haman, who is chief over all the provinces, and second after the king, and whom we honor in the place of a father, whomever he would point out should be destroyed by their enemies, with their wives and children, and that no one may take pity on them, on the fourteenth day of the twelfth month Adar of this present year, so that these guilty men, all on one day, may go down to the underworld, restoring to our empire the peace that they had disturbed.”Esther 3:13
Esther 3:14 And the effect of the letters was this: that all provinces would know and prepare for the prescribed day.Esther 3:14
Esther 8:5 And she said, “If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his eyes, and my request is not seen to be disagreeable to him, I beg you that the former letters of Haman, the traitor and enemy of the Jews, by which he instructed them to be destroyed in all the king’s provinces, may be corrected by new letters.Esther 8:5
Esther 8:8 Therefore, write to the Jews, just as it pleases you, in the king’s name, sealing the letters with my ring.” For this was the custom, that letters which were sent in the king’s name and were sealed with his ring, no one would dare to contradict.Esther 8:8
Esther 8:9 Then the scribes and copyists were brought in, (now it was the time of the third month which is called Sivan,) on the twenty-third day of the month, and letters were written, as Mordecai wanted, to the Jews, and to the governors, and procurators, and judges, who presided over the one hundred twenty-seven provinces, from India all the way to Ethiopia: to one province and another, to one people and another, in accordance with their languages and letters, and to the Jews, exactly as they were able to read and hear.Esther 8:9
Esther 8:10 And these letters, which were sent in the king’s name, had been signed with his ring, and were sent by swift couriers who were to rush in every direction, through all the provinces, so as to prevent the former letters with new messages.Esther 8:10
Esther 8:13 And such was the content of the letter, so that it would be made known in all lands and nations, which are subject to the authority of king Artaxerxes, that the Jews have been made ready to be vindicated of their enemies.Esther 8:13
Esther 9:20 And so Mordecai wrote down all these things and sent them, composed in letters, to the Jews who were staying in all the king’s provinces, as much to those in nearby places as to those far away,Esther 9:20
Esther 9:23 And the Jews accepted as a solemn ritual all the things which they had begun to do at that time, which Mordecai had commanded with letters to be done.Esther 9:23
Esther 9:25 And after this, Esther had entered before the king, begging him that his efforts might be made ineffective by the king’s letters, and that the evil he intended against the Jews might return upon his own head. Finally, both he and his sons were fastened to a cross.Esther 9:25
Esther 9:29 And Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, also wrote a second letter, so that with all zealousness this day would be confirmed as customary for future generations.Esther 9:29
Number of the word / term Letter in Esther: 13
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 71:15 My mouth will announce your justice, your salvation all day long. For I have not known letters.Psalm 71:15
Number of the word / term Letter in Psalm: 1
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 37:14 And Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers, and he read it, and he went up to the house of the Lord, and Hezekiah spread it out in the sight of the Lord.Isaiah 37:14
Isaiah 39:1 At that time, Merodach Baladan, the son of Baladan, the king of Babylon, sent letters and gifts to Hezekiah. For he had heard that he had fallen ill and had recovered.Isaiah 39:1
Number of the word / term Letter in Isaiah: 2
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 29:1 And these are the words of the letter which Jeremiah, the prophet, sent from Jerusalem to the remnant of the elders of the transmigration, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had led away from Jerusalem to Babylon,Jeremiah 29:1
Jeremiah 29:25 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Similarly, you have sent letters in your name to all the people that are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying:Jeremiah 29:25
Jeremiah 29:29 Thus, Zephaniah, the priest, read this letter, in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.Jeremiah 29:29
Number of the word / term Letter in Jeremiah: 3
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 1:4 young men, in whom there was no blemish, noble in appearance, and accomplished in all wisdom, cautious in knowledge, and well-educated, and who could stand in the palace of the king, so that he might teach them the letters and the language of the Chaldeans.Daniel 1:4
Number of the word / term Letter in Daniel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book Luke
Luke 23:38 Now there was also an inscription written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.Luke 23:38
Number of the word / term Letter in Luke: 1
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book John
John 7:15 And the Jews wondered, saying: “How does this one know letters, though he has not been taught?”John 7:15
Number of the word / term Letter in John: 1
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book Acts
Acts 4:13 Then, seeing the constancy of Peter and John, having verified that they were men without letters or learning, they wondered. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.Acts 4:13
Acts 9:2 and he petitioned him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that, if he found any men or women belonging to this Way, he could lead them as prisoners to Jerusalem.Acts 9:2
Acts 22:5 just as the high priest and all those greater by birth bear witness to me. Having received letters from them to the brothers, I journeyed to Damascus, so that I might lead them bound from there to Jerusalem, so that they might be punished.Acts 22:5
Acts 23:25 For he was afraid, lest perhaps the Jews might seize him and kill him, and that afterwards he would be falsely accused, as if he had accepted a bribe. And so he wrote a letter containing the following:Acts 23:25
Acts 23:33 And when they had arrived at Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul before him.Acts 23:33
Acts 28:21 But they said to him: “We have not received letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the other new arrivals among the brothers reported or spoken anything evil against you.Acts 28:21
Number of the word / term Letter in Acts: 6
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book Romans
Romans 2:27 And that which is by nature uncircumcised, if it fulfills the law, should it not judge you, who by the letter and by circumcision are a betrayer of the law?Romans 2:27
Romans 2:29 But a Jew is he who is so inwardly. And circumcision of the heart is in the spirit, not in the letter. For its praise is not of men, but of God.Romans 2:29
Romans 7:6 But now we have been released from the law of death, by which we were being held, so that now we may serve with a renewed spirit, and not in the old way, by the letter.Romans 7:6
Number of the word / term Letter in Romans: 3
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 16:3 And when I am present, whomever you shall approve through letters, these I shall send to bear your gifts to Jerusalem.1 Corinthians 16:3
Number of the word / term Letter in 1 Corinthians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 3:6 And he has made us suitable ministers of the New Testament, not in the letter, but in the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.2 Corinthians 3:6
2 Corinthians 3:7 But if the ministration of death, engraved with letters upon stones, was in glory, (so much so that the sons of Israel were not able to gaze intently upon the face of Moses, because of the glory of his countenance) even though this ministration was ineffective,2 Corinthians 3:7
Number of the word / term Letter in 2 Corinthians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Letter’ in the book Galatians
Galatians 6:11 Consider what kind of letters I have written to you with my own hand.Galatians 6:11
Number of the word / term ‘Letter’ in Galatians: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 68
