Acts 15:29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Ye abstain

If ye

Jude 1:20

Fare

General references

Deuteronomy 12:16

Bible References

Ye abstain

but that we write unto them, that they abstain themselves from filthiness of images, from fornication, from strangled, and from blood.

For as touching the gentiles which believe: we have written, and concluded, that they observe no such things - but that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from strangled, and from fornication."

For the life of all flesh is in the blood, 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 in his blood, and whosoever therefore eateth it shall perish.

For I know, and am full certified in the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing common of itself: but unto him that judgeth it to be common, to him it is common.

Behold Israel which walketh carnally. Are not they which eat of the sacrifice, partakers of the altar?

But I have a few things against thee: that thou hast, there, they that maintain the doctrine of Balaam, which taught in Balak to put occasion of sin before the children of Israel, that they should eat of meat dedicated unto idols, and to commit fornication.

If ye

And when I was present with you and had need, I was grievous to no man. For that which was lacking unto me, the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I kept myself that I should not be grievous to you: and so will I keep myself.

Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: Keep thyself pure.

Pure devotion, and undefiled before God the father, is this: To visit the friendless, and widows in their adversity, and to keep himself unspotted of the world.

Little children, beware of images. Amen. {Here ends the First General Epistle of John}

But ye, dearly beloved, edify yourselves in your most holy faith, praying in the holy ghost,

Fare

but bade them fare well saying, "I must needs, at this feast that cometh, be in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you if God will."

Afterward, when it was showed me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent him straightway to thee: and gave commandment to his accusers, if they had ought against him, to tell it unto thee. Farewell."

And another said, "I will follow thee Lord: But let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house."

Finally, brethren, fare ye well: be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace, shall be with you.

General references

only eat not the blood, but pour it upon the earth as water.