Jer 29:1-2, Col 4:16, 1Th 4:18, 5:27, Rev 1:3 | ESV | STEP | These are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders of the exiles , and to the priests , the prophets , and all the people , whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon .

Jeremiah 29:1-2

Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles

1 These are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to ^athe surviving elders of the exiles, and to ^bthe priests, ^cthe prophets, and ^dall the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 2 This was after ^eKing Jeconiah and the queen mother, the eunuchs, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metal workers had departed from Jerusalem.

Colossians 4:16

16 And when ^fthis letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

1 Thessalonians 4:18

18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.

1 Thessalonians 5:27

27 I put you under oath before the Lord to have ^gthis letter read to all the brothers.

Revelation of John 1:3

3 ^hBlessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, ⁱfor the time is near.