Acts 15:29

The Letter From The Council

²⁸ For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things: ²⁹ 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." ³⁰ So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.

Abstain from

Be Strong

Put to Death

Sexual Immorality

Things Offered to Idols

Things Sacrificed to Idols

Food Sacrificed To Idols

What Has Been Sacrificed To Idols

Acts 15:20

but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

Acts 21:25

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."

Revelation 2:14

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.

Revelation 2:20

But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

Leviticus 17:14

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."

Luke 9:61

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

Acts 18:21

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.

Acts 23:30

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."

Romans 14:20-21

Don't overthrow God's work for food's sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.

1 Corinthians 10:18-20

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

2 Corinthians 11:9

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.

2 Corinthians 13:11

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.

1 Timothy 5:22

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

James 1:27

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

1 John 5:21

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

Jude 1:20-21

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

Jude 1:24

Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

Romans 14:14-15

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.