Who Wrote What Letters to Whom in the New Testament?

• Romans

  From: Paul

  To: All in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people.

• 1 Corinthians

  From: Paul and Sosthenes

  To: The church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours.

• 2 Corinthians

  From: Paul and Timothy

  To: The church of God in Corinth, together with all his holy people throughout Achaia.

• Galatians

  From: Paul and all the brothers and sisters with him

  To: The churches in Galatia.

• Ephesians

  From: Paul

  To: God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus.

• Philippians

  From: Paul and Timothy

  To: All God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons.

• Colossians

  From: Paul and Timothy

  To: God's holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ.

• 1 Thessalonians

  From: Paul, Silas, and Timothy

  To: The church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

• 2 Thessalonians

  From: Paul, Silas, and Timothy

  To: The church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

• 1 Timothy

  From: Paul

  To: Timothy, my true son in the faith.

• 2 Timothy

  From: Paul

  To: Timothy, my dear son.

• Titus

  From: Paul

  To: Titus, my true son in our common faith.

• Philemon

  From: Paul and Timothy

  To: Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker—also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier—and to the church that meets in your homes.

• Hebrews

  From: Unknown (possibly Paul, Luke, or Apollos)

  To: Unknown (probably Christians who had recently came out of the Old Covenant system that was previously established).

• James

  From: James

  To: The twelve tribes scattered among the nations.

• 1 Peter

  From: Peter

  To: God's elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bythinia, who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood.

• 2 Peter

  From: Peter

  To: Those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have receieved faith as precious as ours.

• 1 John

  From: Unknown (probably John—the disciple whom Jesus loved)

  To: Unknown (probably Christian’s under John’s care).

• 2 John

  From: The elder (probably John, the disciple whom Jesus loved)

  To: The lady chosen by God and to her children whom I love in the truth (probably the local church and the members of that church).

• 3 John

  From: Unknown (probably John, the disciple whom Jesus loved)

  To: My dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth.

• Jude

  From: Jude

  To: Those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.