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 the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality."

For as to the life of all flesh, its blood is with its life: therefore I said to the children of Israel, "You shall not eat the blood of any kind of flesh; for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off."

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

Consider Israel according to the flesh. Don't those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar?

But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.

If ye

When I was present with you and was in need, I wasn't a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so.

Lay hands hastily on no one, neither be a participant in other men's sins. Keep yourself pure.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

Fare

but taking his leave of them, and saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.

When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell."

Another also said, "I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house."

Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be perfected, be comforted, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

General references

Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it out on the earth as water.