Acts 15:29

KJV1611 – Modern English

that you abstain from food offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    that you abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    that is to saye that ye abstayne from thinges offered to ymages from bloud from strangled and fornicacion. From which yf ye kepe youre selves ye shall do well. So fare ye well.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    That ye absteyne from the offeringes of Idols, and from bloude, and from strangled, and from whordome. From the which yf ye absteyne youre selues, ye shal do well. Fare ye well.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    That is, that ye absteine from things offered to idoles, and blood, and that that is strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keepe your selues, ye shall doe well. Fare ye well.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    That ye abstayne from thynges offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication: From which yf ye kepe your selues, ye shall do well. So fare ye well.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    to abstain from things offered to idols, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom; from which keeping yourselves, ye shall do well; be strong!'

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    To keep from things offered to false gods, and from blood, and from things put to death in ways which are against the law, and from the evil desires of the body; if you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. May you be happy.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    that you abstain from meat that has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what has been strangled and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from doing these things, you will do well. Farewell.

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 15:20 : 20 But that we write to them to abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from things strangled, and from blood.
  • Acts 21:25 : 25 As for the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, except only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality.
  • 1 Cor 10:18-20 : 18 Consider Israel after the flesh: are not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar? 19 What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything? 20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.
  • 2 Cor 11:9 : 9 And when I was with you and in need, I was a burden to no one: for what I lacked the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied. And in all things I have kept myself from being a burden to you, and so I will keep myself.
  • Rev 2:14 : 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
  • Rev 2:20 : 20 Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce my servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.
  • 2 Cor 13:11 : 11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
  • 1 Tim 5:22 : 22 Do not lay hands hastily on anyone, nor share in other people's sins; keep yourself pure.
  • Jas 1:27 : 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
  • 1 John 5:21 : 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
  • Jude 1:20-21 : 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up 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 to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,
  • Rom 14:14-15 : 14 I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15 But if your brother is grieved with your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died.
  • Rom 14:20-21 : 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense. 21 It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak.
  • Acts 18:21 : 21 but bade them farewell, saying, 'I must by all means keep this feast that is coming in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you if God wills.' And he sailed from Ephesus.
  • Lev 17:14 : 14 For it is the life of all flesh; its blood is for the life thereof: therefore I said to the children of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any flesh: for the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.
  • Luke 9:61 : 61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow you, but let me first go bid them farewell who are at my house.
  • Acts 23:30 : 30 And when it was disclosed to me that a plot was about to be executed against the man, I sent him immediately to you, having also commanded his accusers to state their case before you. Farewell.

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    19Therefore, my judgment is that we should not trouble those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

    20But that we write to them to abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from things strangled, and from blood.

  • Acts 21:24-25
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    24Take them and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things of which they were informed concerning you are nothing; but that you yourself also walk orderly and keep the law.

    25As for the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, except only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality.

  • 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 when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch; and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.

  • 1 Cor 10:27-28
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    27If any of those who do not believe invite you to a meal, and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no question for conscience' sake.

    28But if anyone says to you, "This was offered to idols," do not eat it for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience' sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof:

  • 1 Thess 4:2-3
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    2For you know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

    3For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication:

  • 1 Cor 5:9-11
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    9I wrote to you in a letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

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    11But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone who is called a brother if he is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.

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

  • Rom 14:19-21
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    19Therefore let us pursue the things that lead to peace and the building up of one another.

    20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense.

    21It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak.

  • Acts 15:24-25
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    24Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, You must be circumcised and keep the law—to whom we gave no such commandment—

    25it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

  • 1 Tim 4:3
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    3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

  • Heb 13:9
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    9Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.

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

    3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have done the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in sensuality, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

    4Wherein they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

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    14Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth.

  • 2 Cor 6:17
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    17Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.

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    32Give no offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:

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    18Flee fornication. Every sin that a man does is outside the body; but he who commits fornication sins against his own body.

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    35And this I say for your own benefit, not to put a restraint on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.

  • Rom 16:17
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    17Now I urge you, brethren, mark those who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned, and avoid them.

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

  • Rom 13:14
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    14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

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    15But if your brother is grieved with your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died.

    16Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil.

  • 1 Cor 6:15
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    15Do you not know that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of a harlot? God forbid.

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

    9But take care lest this liberty of yours somehow becomes a stumbling block to those who are weak.

    10For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat things offered to idols?

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    19What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything?

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    11Dearly beloved, I urge you as strangers and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul;

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    15Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice to their gods, and one of them invites you, and you eat his sacrifice.

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    1Now concerning the things you wrote to me about: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

  • Col 3:5
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    5Therefore, put to death your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

  • Col 2:21
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    21"Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,"

  • 1 Thess 4:5
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    5Not in passionate lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God:

  • Acts 14:15
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    15And saying, Men, why do you do these things? We also are men with similar passions as you and preach to you that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things in them,

  • 1 Cor 11:34
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    34If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And I will set the rest in order when I come.

  • Acts 14:18
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    18And with these sayings, they barely kept the people from sacrificing to them.

  • 1 Cor 8:13
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    13Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will eat no meat as long as the world stands, lest I make my brother stumble.

  • 2 Cor 13:11
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    11Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.