'Idols' in the Bible

Instead, we should write to them to keep away from things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from anything strangled, and from blood.

to keep away from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from anything strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you avoid these things, you will do well. Goodbye."

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was deeply disturbed to see the city full of idols.

As for the gentiles who have become believers, we have sent a letter with our decision that they should keep away from food that has been sacrificed to idols, from blood, from anything strangled, and from sexual immorality."

As you forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? As you abhor idols, do you rob temples?

Now concerning food offered to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

Now concerning eating food offered to idols: We know that no idol is real in this world and that there is only one God.

For if anyone with a weak conscience sees you, who know better, eating in an idol's temple, he will be encouraged to eat what has been offered to idols, won't he?

Am I suggesting that an offering made to idols means anything, or that an idol itself means anything?

You know that when you were unbelievers, you were enticed and led astray to worship idols that couldn't even speak.

What agreement can a temple of God make with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: "I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people."

For people keep telling us what kind of welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve a living and true God

Little children, keep yourselves away from idols.

But I have a few things against you: You have there some who hold to the teaching of Balaam, the one who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel so that they would eat food sacrificed to idols and practice immorality.

But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet and who teaches and leads my servants to practice immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

The rest of the people who survived these plagues did not repent from their evil actions or stop worshiping demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk.