Acts 15:29

American Standard Version (1901)

that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.

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  • Acts 15:20 : 20 but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.
  • Acts 21:25 : 25 But as touching the Gentiles that have believed, we wrote, giving judgment that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.
  • 1 Cor 10:18-20 : 18 Behold Israel after the flesh: have not they that eat the sacrifices communion with the altar? 19 What say I then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? 20 But [I say], that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have communion with demons.
  • 2 Cor 11:9 : 9 and when I was present with you and was in want, I was not a burden on any man; for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my want; and in everything I kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and [so] will I keep [myself] .
  • Rev 2:14 : 14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there some that hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.
  • Rev 2:20 : 20 But I have [this] against thee, that thou sufferest the woman Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess; and she teacheth and seduceth my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
  • 2 Cor 13:11 : 11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
  • 1 Tim 5:22 : 22 Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
  • Jas 1:27 : 27 Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
  • 1 John 5:21 : 21 [ My] little children, guard yourselves from idols.
  • Jude 1:20-21 : 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,
  • Rom 14:14-15 : 14 I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: save that to him who accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15 For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.
  • Rom 14:20-21 : 20 Overthrow not for meat's sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. 21 It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [to do anything] whereby thy brother stumbleth.
  • Acts 18:21 : 21 but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you if God will, he set sail from Ephesus.
  • Lev 17:14 : 14 For as to the life of all flesh, the blood thereof is [all one] with the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh; for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
  • Luke 9:61 : 61 And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house.
  • Acts 23:30 : 30 And when it was shown to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to thee forthwith, charging his accusers also to speak against him before thee.

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  • Acts 15:19-20
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    19Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God;

    20but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

  • Acts 21:24-25
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    24these take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges for them, that they may shave their heads: and all shall know that there is no truth in the things whereof they have been informed concerning thee; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, keeping the law.

    25But as touching the Gentiles that have believed, we wrote, giving judgment that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.

  • Acts 15:28
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    28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

  • Acts 15:30
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    30So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.

  • 1 Cor 10:27-28
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    27If one of them that believe not biddeth you [to a feast], and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience' sake.

    28But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake:

  • 1 Thess 4:2-3
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    2For ye know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

    3For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;

  • 1 Cor 5:9-11
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    9I wrote unto you in my epistle to have no company with fornicators;

    10not at all [meaning] with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous and extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world:

    11but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

  • 1 Cor 10:14
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    14Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

  • Rom 14:19-21
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    19So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.

    20Overthrow not for meat's sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

    21It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [to do anything] whereby thy brother stumbleth.

  • Acts 15:24-25
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    24Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment;

    25it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

  • 1 Tim 4:3
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    3forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth.

  • Heb 13:9
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    9Be not carried away by divers and strange teachings: for it is good that the heart be established by grace; not by meats, wherein they that occupied themselves were not profited.

  • 1 Pet 4:2-4
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    2that ye no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

    3For the time past may suffice to have wrought the desire of the Gentiles, and to have walked in lasciviousness, lusts, winebibbings, revellings, carousings, and abominable idolatries:

    4wherein they think it strange that ye run not with [them] into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of [you] :

  • Titus 1:14
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    14not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

  • 2 Cor 6:17
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    17Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,

  • 1 Cor 10:32
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    32Give no occasions of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God:

  • 1 Cor 6:18
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    18Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

  • 1 Cor 7:35
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    35And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

  • Rom 16:17
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    17Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

  • 1 Thess 5:22
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    22abstain from every form of evil.

  • Rom 13:14
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    14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof] .

  • Rom 14:15-16
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    15For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.

    16Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

  • 1 Cor 6:15
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    15Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? God forbid.

  • 1 Cor 8:8-10
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    8But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

    9But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.

    10For if a man see thee who hast knowledge sitting at meat in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

  • 1 Cor 10:19
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    19What say I then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?

  • 1 Pet 2:11
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    11Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

  • Exod 34:15
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    15lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they play the harlot after their gods, and sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee and thou eat of his sacrifice;

  • 1 Cor 7:1
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    1Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

  • Col 3:5
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    5Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

  • Col 2:21
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    21Handle not, nor taste, nor touch

  • 1 Thess 4:5
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    5not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God;

  • Acts 14:15
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    15and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good tidings, that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:

  • 1 Cor 11:34
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    34If any man is hungry, let him eat at home; that your coming together be not unto judgment. And the rest will I set in order whensoever I come.

  • Acts 14:18
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    18And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them.

  • 1 Cor 8:13
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    13Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.

  • 2 Cor 13:11
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    11Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.