I solemnly charge you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.
unto all the holy brethren: "The ’all’ includes women and children, and especially those who could not read it themselves (Deuteronomy 31:12; Joshua 8:33-35)" (Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown 393). They add, "Though these Epistles had difficulties, the laity were all to hear them read (1 Peter 4:11; 2 Peter 3:10; even the very young, 2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:15)" (393). Hogg and Vine concur, stating, "To all, that is to say, without distinction, limitation, or exception" (216).