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OET (OET-RV) And as for the believers who are non-Jews, we’ve informed them of our recommendation that they should avoid anything that’s been offered to an idol, avoid consuming blood and meat from strangled animals and birds, and avoid sexual immorality.”
OET-LV But concerning the pagans having_believed, we sent_out having_judged them to_be_keeping, from_the and/both idol_sacrificed thing, and blood, and strangled animals, and sexual_immorality.
SR-GNT Περὶ δὲ τῶν πεπιστευκότων ἐθνῶν, ἡμεῖς ἀπεστείλαμεν κρίναντες φυλάσσεσθαι αὐτοὺς, τό τε εἰδωλόθυτον, καὶ αἷμα, καὶ πνικτὸν, καὶ πορνείαν.” ‡
(Peri de tōn pepisteukotōn ethnōn, haʸmeis apesteilamen krinantes fulassesthai autous, to te eidōlothuton, kai haima, kai pnikton, kai porneian.”)
Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT But concerning the Gentiles having believed, having judged, we sent that they should guard the idol-sacrificed and blood and the strangled and sexual immorality.”
UST Now as for the non-Jewish believers, we elders here in Jerusalem talked about which of our laws they should obey. We wrote them a letter telling them what we decided. We wrote that they should not eat meat that people have offered as a sacrifice to any idol. They should not eat any blood. They should not eat meat from animals that people have killed by strangling them. We also told them that they should not have sexual relations with someone to whom they are not married.”
BSB § As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.”
BLB Now concerning those of the Gentiles having believed, we wrote, having adjudged them to keep from both the things offered to idols, and blood, and what is strangled, and sexual immorality."
AICNT “As for the Gentiles who have believed, we have sent our decision that they should {abstain}[fn] from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality.”
21:25, abstain: Some manuscripts read “observe no such thing, but abstain.”
OEB As to the Gentiles who have become believers in Christ, we have sent our decision that they should avoid food offered to idols, and blood, and the flesh of strangled animals, and impurity.’
WEB 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.”
NET But regarding the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter, having decided that they should avoid meat that has been sacrificed to idols and blood and what has been strangled and sexual immorality.”
LSV And concerning those of the nations who have believed, we have written, having given judgment, that they observe no such thing, except to keep themselves both from idol-sacrifices, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom.”
FBV As to the foreigners who have trusted the Lord, we already wrote a letter regarding our decision that they should refrain from eating food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from any animal that is strangled, and from sexual immorality.”
TCNT But as for the Gentiles who have become believers, we have [fn]written a letter with our judgment [fn]that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from what has been sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what has been strangled, and from fornication.”
21:25 written a letter ¦ sent word SBL WH
21:25 that they should observe no such thing, except 83.8% {HF 4.4%} ¦ — CT 2.1%
T4T As for the non-Jewish believers, we elders here in Jerusalem have talked about which of our laws they should obey, and we (exc) wrote them a letter, telling them what we decided. We wrote that they should not eat meat that people have offered as a sacrifice to any idol, that they should not eat blood from animals, and that they should not eat meat from animals that people have killed by strangling them. We also told them that they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married.”
LEB But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter after[fn] deciding they should avoid food sacrificed to idols and blood andwhat has been strangled and sexual immorality.”
?:? *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“deciding”) which is understood as temporal
BBE But as to the Gentiles who have the faith, we sent a letter, giving our decision that they were to keep themselves from offerings made to false gods, and from blood, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from the evil desires of the body.
MOF No MOF ACTs book available
ASV But as touching the Gentiles that have believed, we wrote, giving judgment that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.
DRA But as touching the Gentiles that believe, we have written, decreeing that they should only refrain themselves from that which has been offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangles, and from fornication.
YLT 'And concerning those of the nations who have believed, we have written, having given judgment, that they observe no such thing, except to keep themselves both from idol-sacrifices, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom.'
DBY But concerning [those of] the nations who have believed, we have written, deciding that they should [observe no such thing, only to] keep themselves both from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication.
RV But as touching the Gentiles which have believed, we wrote, giving judgment that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.
WBS 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.
KJB As touching the Gentiles which 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 fornication.
(As touching the Gentiles which 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 fornication. )
BB As touchyng the Gentiles which beleue, we haue written and concluded, that they obserue no suche thyng, saue only that they kepe them selues from thynges offered to idoles, & from blood, and from strangled, & from fornication.
(As touchyng the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded, that they obserue no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idoles, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.)
GNV For as touching ye Gentiles, which beleeue, we haue written, and determined that they obserue no such thing, but that they keepe themselues from things offred to idoles, and from blood, and from that that is strangled, and from fornication.
(For as touching ye/you_all Gentiles, which believe, we have written, and determined that they obserue no such thing, but that they keep themselves from things offered to idoles, and from blood, and from that that is strangled, and from fornication. )
CB For as touchinge them that beleue amonge the Heythen, we haue wrytten, and concluded, that they shulde obserue no soch, but onely to kepe them selues from the offeringes of Idols, from bloude, from stragled, and from whordome.
(For as touchinge them that believe among the Heathen, we have written, and concluded, that they should obserue no soch, but only to keep themselves from the offeringes of Idols, from blood, from stragled, and from whordome.)
TNT For as touchinge the gentyls which beleve we have written and concluded that they observe no soche thinges: but that they kepe them selves from thinges offred to ydoles from bloud from strangled and from fornicacion.
(For as touchinge the gentiles which believe we have written and concluded that they observe no soche things: but that they keep them selves from things offered to ydoles from blood from strangled and from fornication. )
WYC But of these that bileueden of hethene men, we writen, demynge that thei absteyne hem fro thing offrid to idols, and fro blood, and also fro stranglid thing, and fro fornicacioun.
(But of these that believed of heathen men, we writen, demynge that they absteyne them from thing offrid to idols, and from blood, and also from stranglid thing, and from fornicacioun.)
LUT Denn den Gläubigen aus den Heiden haben wir geschrieben und beschlossen, daß sie der keines halten sollen, denn nur sich bewahren vor dem Götzenopfer, vor Blut, vor Ersticktem und vor Hurerei.
(Because the Gläubigen out of the Heiden have wir written and beschlossen, that they/she/them the keines hold sollen, because nur itself/yourself/themselves bewahren before/in_front_of to_him Götzenopfer, before/in_front_of blood, before/in_front_of Ersticktem and before/in_front_of Hurerei.)
CLV De his autem qui crediderunt ex gentibus, nos scripsimus judicantes ut abstineant se ab idolis immolato, et sanguine, et suffocato, et fornicatione.
(De his however who crediderunt ex gentibus, nos scripsimus yudicantes as abstineant se away idolis immolato, and sanguine, and suffocato, and fornicatione. )
UGNT περὶ δὲ τῶν πεπιστευκότων ἐθνῶν, ἡμεῖς ἀπεστείλαμεν κρίναντες φυλάσσεσθαι αὐτοὺς, τό τε εἰδωλόθυτον, καὶ αἷμα, καὶ πνικτὸν, καὶ πορνείαν.
(peri de tōn pepisteukotōn ethnōn, haʸmeis apesteilamen krinantes fulassesthai autous, to te eidōlothuton, kai haima, kai pnikton, kai porneian.)
SBL-GNT περὶ δὲ τῶν πεπιστευκότων ἐθνῶν ἡμεῖς ⸀ἀπεστείλαμεν ⸀κρίναντες φυλάσσεσθαι αὐτοὺς τό τε εἰδωλόθυτον ⸀καὶ αἷμα καὶ πνικτὸν καὶ πορνείαν.
(peri de tōn pepisteukotōn ethnōn haʸmeis ⸀apesteilamen ⸀krinantes fulassesthai autous to te eidōlothuton ⸀kai haima kai pnikton kai porneian. )
TC-GNT Περὶ δὲ τῶν πεπιστευκότων ἐθνῶν ἡμεῖς [fn]ἐπεστείλαμεν, κρίναντες [fn]μηδὲν τοιοῦτον τηρεῖν αὐτούς, εἰ μὴ φυλάσσεσθαι αὐτοὺς τό τε εἰδωλόθυτον καὶ [fn]τὸ αἷμα καὶ πνικτὸν καὶ πορνείαν.
(Peri de tōn pepisteukotōn ethnōn haʸmeis epesteilamen, krinantes maʸden toiouton taʸrein autous, ei maʸ fulassesthai autous to te eidōlothuton kai to haima kai pnikton kai porneian.)
21:25 επεστειλαμεν ¦ απεστειλαμεν SBL WH
21:25 μηδεν τοιουτον τηρειν αυτους ει μη 83.8% ¦ μηδεν τοιουτο τηρειν αυτους ει μη HF 4.4% ¦ — CT 2.1%
21:25 το ¦ — CT
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21:20-25 The Jerusalem church leaders urged Paul to strengthen his credibility by demonstrating that he was not teaching Jews to turn their backs on the laws of Moses. At the same time, no attempt was made to force Jewish rules on Gentile converts—those terms had been set previously (15:22-29) and were simply to be honored.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
ἡμεῖς ἀπεστείλαμεν & φυλάσσεσθαι αὐτοὺς
we sent_out & /to_be/_keeping them
James and the elders are leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “we sent them a letter telling them that they should guard themselves from”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
τό & εἰδωλόθυτον & πνικτὸν
˱from˲_the & idol_sacrificed_‹thing› & strangled_‹animals›
James and the elders are using the adjectives idol-sacrificed and strangled as nouns to mean specific kinds of animals. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate these words with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: “animals that have been offered to idols … animals that have been killed by strangulation”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
τό & εἰδωλόθυτον & πνικτὸν
˱from˲_the & idol_sacrificed_‹thing› & strangled_‹animals›
James and the elders are referring by association to meat from animals that have been offered to idols or killed by strangulation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “from eating the meat of animals that have been offered to idols … from what is killed by strangulation”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
πνικτὸν
strangled_‹animals›
God did not allow the Jews to consume blood in any form. Therefore, they could not eat the meat from an animal that had been strangled, because the blood would not have been properly drained from the body of the animal. James and the elders wanted Gentiles who believed in Jesus not to consume blood either. You can include this information if your readers need it to understand the sentence. Alternate translation: “the meat of animals that have been killed by strangulation, because this meat still contains blood”