epistle
[i'pisl]
n. 书信
例句与用法：
Her mother sends her a long epistle every week.
母亲每周给她写封长信。
n.[C]
1. 书信(尤指写得严肃且带有教训意味的信函)
2. (大写)(《圣经・新约》中的)使徒书
the Epistles
(新约)使徒书
epistle
名词复数：epistles
词义辨析：
同义参见:
message
writing
favor
epistle[i'pisl]n.1.■书信(尤指文体华丽、冗长而具有教训意味的正式信件)[现一般为滑稽用法]2.■[E-]【宗教】3.■使徒书信(基督教《圣经新约》中称为“书信”的各卷书的泛称)4.■(在各教堂行弥撒、圣餐礼等时吟唱或诵读的)使徒书信(或其选节)5.■书信体诗文epistle to the Corinthians【宗教】《圣经新约》中的使徒书epistle to the Hebrews【宗教】《圣经新约》中的希伯来书epistle to the Thessalonians【宗教】《圣经新约》中的帖撒罗尼迦书Pastoral Epistle (或Letters)【宗教】会牧书信 (指基督教《圣经新约》中的提摩太书和提多书)
epistleepistle[iˈpisl]n.1.■书信; 书信体诗文; [the Epistle ]【圣】使徒书the Epistle side【宗】祭坛右侧
[ɪˈpɪs(ə)l]
noun
- (formal or humorous)a letter
(正式，幽默)书信
■a poem or other literary work in the form of a letter or series of letters
书信体诗文
■(Epistle)a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle
使徒书（《圣经•新约》中使徒以书信形式写的一卷）
St Paul's Epistle to the Romans.
圣•保罗写给罗马人的使徒书。
■an extract from an Epistle (or another New Testament book not a Gospel) that is read in a church service
（做礼拜时诵读的）使徒书信摘录
- Old English, via Latin from Greek epistolē, from epistellein 'send news', from epi 'upon, in addition' + stellein 'send'. The word was reintroduced in Middle English from Old French
epistle
名词 epistle:
a specially long, formal letter
a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle
epistle
■And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
14若有人不听从我们这信上的话，要记下他，不和他交往，叫他自觉羞愧。
■Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
15所以弟兄们，你们要站立得稳，凡所领受的教训，不拘是我们口传的，是信上写的，都要坚守。
■Truthf1-1, they dedicatedv t to King Jame xI. Their “epistle of dedication” is still printed in some editions of this version.g It begins Naked like this:
1611年圣经被翻译成英语“钦定版”，译者们将此书中的扉页献给当时的国王詹姆士1世，它的开头是这样写的：
■And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans;
16你们念了这书信，便交给老底嘉的教会，叫他们也念。
■The salutation of Paul with mine own hand， which is the token in every epistle： so I write.
17我保罗亲笔问你们安。凡我的信都以此为记。我的笔迹就是这样。
■I, Tertius, who write this epistle, greet you in the Lord.
22我这代笔写信的德丢，在主里问你们安。
■Tertius， who wrote this epistle， salute you in the Lord.
22我这代笔写信的德丢，在主里面问你们安。
■22 I, Tertius, who wrote this epistle, greet you in the Lord.
22我这代笔写信的德提，在主里面问你们安。
■I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
27我指着主嘱咐你们，要把这信念给众弟兄听。
■For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
8我先前写信叫你们忧愁，我后来虽然懊悔，如今却不懊悔；因我知道，那信叫你们忧愁不过是暂时的。
■KJV] Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
[新译]所以弟兄们，你们要站立得稳；你们所领受的教训，无论是我们口传的，或是信上写的，都要持守。
■KJV] And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
[新译]这封信你们宣读了以后，也要交给老底嘉的教会宣读；你们也要读老底嘉的那封信。
■Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God;
“你们明显是基督的信，藉著我们修成的。不是用墨写的，乃是用永生上帝的灵写的。
■"Sin came into the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all men sinned," said St Paul in his Epistle to the Romans, writing in Greek about 58 AD.
“罪是通过一个人而来到了世界，而死亡又是通过罪而来。因为人人都有罪，所以死亡必会散布，”圣保罗在他写给罗马人的书信中是这样说，大约是在公元58年写于希腊。
■the Epistle of St Paul to the Romans
《保罗达罗马人书》.
■to husbands, fathers, children and servants, in the Epistle to the ephesians
丈夫、父亲、孩童、仆婢的义务，在《以弗所书》里
■to husbands, fathers, children and servants, in the Epistle to the Ephesians;
丈夫、父亲、孩童、仆婢的义务，在《以弗所书》里；
■Responding quickly, Paul sent his second epistle to this young church.
为此，保罗迅速作出回应给这个年轻的教会写了第二封书信。
■epistle novels
书信体小说
■origin of epistle
书牍文
■This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance
亲爱的兄弟阿,我现在写给你们的是第二封信。这两封都是题醒你们,激发你们诚实的心。
■Behold this second epistle I write to you, my dearly beloved, in which I stir up by way of admonition your sincere mind:
亲爱的诸位！这已是我给你们写的第二封信，在这两封信中，我都用提醒的话，来鼓励你们应有赤诚的心，
■This morning we will consider the first chapter of John's first epistle, and in so doing come closer to understanding that wonderful description of Jesus as "the Word of life".
今天早晨我们聚集在一起，思考约翰一书第一章，让我们更好的来理解耶稣为什么会被描述为“生命之道”，也就是“生命的话语”。
■It now behoves you, on reading the contents of this epistle, to return instantly from the place to which you have advanced
今限你见诏之日，立即撤兵，回到兴师之处。
■He wrote a lengthy epistle describing his college life.
他写了一封冗长的长信描述他的大学生活。
■He entrusted the manuscript of the epistle to her safe keeping.What a lot we owe her.It will be wonderful to see her and thank her in heaven.
他将罗马书的手稿交给她保存，所以，将来在天上，我们必须感谢她妥善保存这书信，让我们这些后辈受益无穷。
■He longed to put a little affection into his epistle
他渴望在信里流露出点爱慕之情。
■pastoral epistle
会牧书信
■But in the Epistle to the Galatians, the Apostle Paul uses the term “fallen from grace”,
但在加拉太书，使徒的书信中，保罗用“从恩典中坠落了”这句话，
■John Corbet, late of Chichester.;With a prefatory epistle of Mr.John How.
作者声明: Left under the hand-writing of that learned and Reverend divine, Mr.
■and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
你们也要念从老底嘉来的书信。
■And when this epistle hath been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye also read the epistle from Laodicea.
你们宣读了这封信以后，请转交给老底嘉教会宣读；同时，你们也要宣读从老底嘉教会转给你们的信。
■You are our epistle, written in our hearts, which is known and read by all men:
你们就是我们的荐书，是写在我们心上，为众人所共知共读的，
■Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men
你们就是我们的荐信,写在我们心里,被众人所知道所念诵的。
■16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
你们念了这书信，便交给老底嘉的教会，叫他们也念。你们也要念从老底嘉来的书信。
■This Christlike attitude lines up with the absence of spiritual competition James called for in his epistle (James 3:14-17).
使徒雅各在他的书信中也说，要效法基督，不要在属灵的事上争竞（雅各书3章14-17节）。
■Paul finished this epistle right where he began.
保罗以首尾呼应的方式，来结束这封书信。
■Paul was in Ephesus when he wrote this epistle to the Corinthians.
保罗写这封书信给哥林多信徒的时候，正身在以弗所。
■This epistle was written so that Timothy would know how to instruct the churches in doctrine and behaviour.
保罗写这封书的目的，乃是要教导提摩太如何在教会中牧养信徒，教导信徒认识纯正的道理和圣洁的行为。
■Paul began the last section of the Epistle to the Ephesians with the words: “Be strong in the Lord and the power of His might.
保罗在以弗所书末段开宗明义的说：“你们要靠着主，依赖他的大能大力，作刚强的人。”
■Paul recognized his fellow workers in every epistle he wrote.
保罗在每封书信里，都赞扬与他同工的主内信徒。
■Paul's deep concern for the Corinthian Church comes through many times in this epistle.
保罗在这封写给哥林多信徒的书信中，多次表达出对他们的深切关心。
■to the faithful, in the epistle to the Hebrews
信徒的义务，在《希伯来书》里
■to the faithful, in the Epistle to the Hebrews;
信徒的义务，在《希伯来书》里；
■Early in his Nashville days, before the hits started coming for one of America’s most accomplished song-writers, Kris Kristofferson received a stern epistle from his mother.
克里斯.克里斯多佛森早年尚未挤身全美最杰出的词曲创作人之列时，曾在那什维尔收到母亲一封严厉的家书。
■Similarly, the First Epistle of Peter has some of the most elaborately organized sentence structure of the New Testament, while the Second Epistle of Peter is almost the exact opposite.
同样，第一本彼得使徒全书具有新约圣经里最精心的组句结构，而第二本彼得使徒全书则几乎完全相反。
■A biblical text sung between the Epistle and the Gospel of the Mass.
吟唱圣经引自《使徒书信》和《福音书》之间的用于吟唱的一段圣经短文
■Their showy intercourse characteristic and assuming function of epistle has new signification as to recognize "write poetry by means of prose" newly.
唱和诗鲜明的交际性及承担尺牍的功能，对于重新认识“以文为诗”具有新的意义。
■In the epistle James shows two examples to demonstrate that God is no respecter of persons but all are made righteous by God through belief or faith and then a demonstration of that faith by works.
在书信里，雅各用两个例子说明神不偏待人，我们若靠着信心，在神一切都是公义的，然后讲到信心因行为才得成全。
■Among the most moving words Paul ever wrote are his final lines to Timothy in the second epistle chapter four, from verse 6 to the end of the letter.
在保罗的书信中，其中一段最叫人感动的话，就是在提摩太后书四章6节至结尾的一段话。