'Letters' in the Bible
And there was also a superscription written over him, in letters of Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew, 'This is the King of the Jews.'
and the Jews were wondering, saying, 'How hath this one known letters -- not having learned?'
did ask from him letters to Damascus, unto the synagogues, that if he may find any being of the way, both men and women, he may bring them bound to Jerusalem.
as also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,
And they said unto him, 'We did neither receive letters concerning thee from Judea, nor did any one who came of the brethren declare or speak any evil concerning thee,
and whenever I may come, whomsoever ye may approve, through letters, these I will send to carry your favour to Jerusalem;
Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation unto you, or from you?
and if the ministration of the death, in letters, engraved in stones, came in glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look stedfastly to the face of Moses, because of the glory of his face -- which was being made useless,
that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,
because the letters indeed -- saith one -- are weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.'
This one -- let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also, being present, we are in deed.
Ye see in how large letters I have written to you with my own hand;
that ye be not quickly shaken in mind, nor be troubled, neither through spirit, neither through word, neither through letters as through us, as that the day of Christ hath arrived;