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 to them that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from lewdness, and from things strangled, and from blood.

As concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from lewdness.

For it is the life of all flesh, the blood of it is for the life of it; therefore I said to the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is its blood: whoever eateth it shall be cut off.

I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean by itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they who eat of the sacrifices, partakers of the altar?

But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit lewdness.

If ye

And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so will I keep myself.

Impose hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying by the Holy Spirit,

Fare

But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return to you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

And when it was told to me that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent forthwith to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also, to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

General references

Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.