Verse List for ACTs 15:20

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OET (OET-RV) but to write to them to keep away from anything polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, and from strangled animals and eating or drinking blood.

OET-LV but to _write to _them which to _be _keeping _away from _the pollutions of_ the _idols, and the sexual _immorality, and the strangled animal, and the blood.

ULT but to write to them to abstain from the pollution of idols and sexual immorality and the strangled and blood.

UST Instead, we should write a letter to them about only a few things. They should not eat meat that people have offered to idols. They should not have sexual relations with someone to whom they are not married. They should not eat meat from animals that people have strangled to kill them for butchering. They should not eat or drink any blood.

BSB Instead, we should write [ and tell] them to abstain from [ food ] polluted by idols, [from] sexual immorality, [from] the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.

MSB Instead, we should write [ and tell] them to abstain from [ food ] polluted by idols, [from] sexual immorality, [from] the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.

BLB but to write to them to abstain from the pollutions of idols, and sexual immorality, and that which is strangled, and from blood.

AICNT but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality,[fn] and from what has been strangled, and from blood [[and whatever they do not want to happen to themselves, do not do to others]].[fn]

OEB but we should write to them to abstain from food that has been polluted by being sacrificed to idols, from impurity, from eating the flesh of strangled animals, and from blood.

CSB but instead we should write to them to abstain from things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from eating anything that has been strangled, and from blood.

NLT Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from eating food offered to idols, from sexual immorality, from eating the meat of strangled animals, and from consuming blood.

NIV Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.

CEV We should simply write and tell them not to eat anything that has been offered to idols. They should be told not to eat the meat of any animal that has been strangled or that still has blood in it. They must also not commit any terrible sexual sins.

ESV but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood.

NASB but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood.

LSB but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from sexual immorality and from what is strangled and from blood.

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

MSG ^(19-21)“So here is my decision: We’re not going to unnecessarily burden non-Jewish people who turn to the Master. We’ll write them a letter and tell them, ‘Be careful to not get involved in activities connected with idols, to guard the morality of sex and marriage, to not serve food offensive to Jewish Christians—blood, for instance.’ This is basic wisdom from Moses, preached and honored for centuries now in city after city as we have met and kept the Sabbath.”

NET but that we should write them a letter telling them to abstain from things defiled by idols and from sexual immorality and from what has been strangled and from blood.

LSV but to write to them to abstain from the defilements of the idols, and the whoredom, and the strangled thing, and the blood;

FBV We should write to them and tell them to avoid food sacrificed to idols,[fn] sexual immorality, meat of animals that have been strangled, and from consuming blood.

TCNT but that we should write to them, telling them to abstain from things defiled by idols, from fornication, from what has been strangled, and from blood.

T4T Instead, we should write a letter to them requiring only four things: They should not eat meat/food that people have offered to idols, they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married, they should not eat meat from animals that have been killed by being strangled {people have strangled}, and they should not eat the blood of animals.

LEB but we should write a letter to them to abstain from the pollution of idols and from sexual immorality and from what has been strangled and from blood.

NRSV but we should write to them to abstain only from things polluted by idols and from fornication and from whatever has been strangled and from blood.

NKJV but that we write to them to abstain from things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from things strangled, and from blood.

NAB but tell them by letter to avoid pollution from idols, unlawful marriage, the meat of strangled animals, and blood.

BBE But that we give them orders to keep themselves from things offered to false gods, and from the evil desires of the body, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from blood.

Moff but write them injunctions to abstain from whatever is contaminated by idols, from sexual vice, from the flesh of animals that have been strangled, and from tasting blood;

Wymth Yet let us send them written instructions to abstain from things polluted by connexion with idolatry, from fornication, from meat killed by strangling, and from blood.

ASV but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

DRA But that we write unto them, that they refrain themselves from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

YLT but to write to them to abstain from the pollutions of the idols, and the whoredom, and the strangled thing; and the blood;

Drby but to write to them to abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

RV but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

SLT But to send to them, to keep off from pollutions of images, and harlotry, and strangulation, and blood.

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

KJB-1769 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

KJB-1611 But that wee write vnto them, that they abstaine from pollutions of Idoles, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
(But that we write unto them, that they abstaine from pollutions of Idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.)

Bshps But that we write vnto them, that they absteyne themselues from fylthynesse of idols, and fro fornication, and from strangled, and from blood.
(But that we write unto them, that they abstain themselves from filthiness of idols, and from fornication, and from strangled, and from blood.)

Gnva But that we send vnto them, that they abstaine themselues from filthinesse of idoles, and fornication, and that that is strangled, and from blood.
(But that we send unto them, that they abstaine themselves from filthiness of idols, and fornication, and that that is strangled, and from blood.)

Cvdl but to wryte vnto them, that they absteyne them selues from fylthynesse of Idols, from whordome, and from strangled, and bloude.
(but to write unto them, that they abstain themselves from filthiness of Idols, from whoredom/prostitution, and from strangled, and blood.)

TNT but that we write vnto them that they abstayne them selves from filthynes of ymages from fornicacion from straglyd and from bloude.
(but that we write unto them that they abstain themselves from filthiness of images from fornication from straglyd and from blood.)

Wycl to be not disesid, but to write to hem, that thei absteyne hem fro defoulingis of maumetis, and fro fornicacioun, and stranglid thingis, and blood.
(to be not disesid, but to write to them, that they abstain hem from defoulingis of maumetis, and from fornication, and strangled things, and blood.)

Luth sondern schreibe ihnen, daß sie sich enthalten von Unsauberkeit der Abgötter und von Hurerei und vom Erstickten und vom Blut.
(rather write to_them, that they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves contain/include from Unsauberkeit the/of_the Abgötter and from fornication and from_the Erstickten and from_the blood.)

ClVg sed scribere ad eos ut abstineant se a contaminationibus simulacrorum, et fornicatione, et suffocatis, et sanguine.[fn]
(but to_write to them as abstineant himself from contaminations at_the_same_timeacrorum, and fornication, and suffocatis, and blood.)

SR-GNT ἀλλὰ ἐπιστεῖλαι αὐτοῖς τοῦ ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν ἀλισγημάτων τῶν εἰδώλων, καὶ τῆς πορνείας, καὶ τοῦ πνικτοῦ, καὶ τοῦ αἵματος. ‡

UGNT ἀλλὰ ἐπιστεῖλαι αὐτοῖς τοῦ ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν ἀλισγημάτων τῶν εἰδώλων, καὶ τῆς πορνείας, καὶ τοῦ πνικτοῦ, καὶ τοῦ αἵματος.

SBL-GNT ἀλλὰ ἐπιστεῖλαι αὐτοῖς τοῦ ⸀ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν ἀλισγημάτων τῶν εἰδώλων καὶ τῆς πορνείας καὶ ⸀τοῦ πνικτοῦ καὶ τοῦ αἵματος·

RP-GNT ἀλλὰ ἐπιστεῖλαι αὐτοῖς τοῦ ἀπέχεσθαι ἀπὸ τῶν ἀλισγημάτων τῶν εἰδώλων καὶ τῆς πορνείας καὶ τοῦ πνικτοῦ καὶ τοῦ αἵματος.

TC-GNT [fn]ἀλλὰ ἐπιστεῖλαι αὐτοῖς τοῦ ἀπέχεσθαι [fn]ἀπὸ τῶν ἀλισγημάτων τῶν εἰδώλων καὶ τῆς πορνείας καὶ [fn]τοῦ πνικτοῦ καὶ τοῦ αἵματος.