Verse List for ACTs 21:25

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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.

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.”

MSB As for the Gentile believers, we have written [to them] our decision [that] they should observe no such thing, except that they[fn] 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,][fn] and from sexual immorality.”

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.’

WEBBE & WMBB 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.”

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 and what has been strangled and sexual immorality.”

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.

Moff As for Gentile believers, we have issued our decision that they must avoid food that has been offered to idols, the taste of blood, flesh of animals that have been strangled, and sexual vice."

Wymth But as for the Gentiles who have accepted the faith, we have communicated to them our decision that they are carefully to abstain from anything sacrificed to an idol, from blood, from what is strangled, and from fornication."

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.'

Drby 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.
(But as touching the Gentiles which have believed, we wrote, giving judgement that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.)

SLT And of the nations having believed, we have written having judged them to keep nothing such, except to watch themselves from that sacrificed to idols, and blood, and strangulation, and harlotry.

Wbstr 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-1769 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.

KJB-1611 As touching the Gentiles which beleeue, wee haue written and concluded, that they obserue no such thing, saue onely that they keepe themselues from things offered to idoles, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps 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.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva 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 observe no such thing, but that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from that that is strangled, and from fornication.)

Cvdl 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 touching them that believe among the Heathen, we have written, and concluded, that they should observe no such, but only to keep themselves from the offerings of Idols, from blood, from stragled, and from whoredom/prostitution.)

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 touching the gentiles which believe we have written and concluded that they observe no such things: but that they keep themselves from things offered to ydoles from blood from strangled and from fornication.)

Wycl 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, deming that they abstain hem from thing offered to idols, and from blood, and also from strangled thing, and from fornication.)

Luth 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 believers out_of the heathens have we/us written and decided, that they/she/them the/of_the none hold/keep should, because/than only itself/yourself/themselves preserve/keep/retain before/in_front_of to_him idol_sacrifice, before/in_front_of blood, before/in_front_of Ersticktem and before/in_front_of fornication.)

ClVg De his autem qui crediderunt ex gentibus, nos scripsimus judicantes ut abstineant se ab idolis immolato, et sanguine, et suffocato, et fornicatione.
(From/About his however who/which they_believed from nations, us I_wrotemus judging as abstineant himself away idols sacrificeso, and blood, and suffocato, and fornication.)

SR-GNT Περὶ δὲ τῶν πεπιστευκότων ἐθνῶν, ἡμεῖς ἀπεστείλαμεν κρίναντες φυλάσσεσθαι αὐτοὺς, τό τε εἰδωλόθυτον, καὶ αἷμα, καὶ πνικτὸν, καὶ πορνείαν.” ‡

UGNT περὶ δὲ τῶν πεπιστευκότων ἐθνῶν, ἡμεῖς ἀπεστείλαμεν κρίναντες φυλάσσεσθαι αὐτοὺς, τό τε εἰδωλόθυτον, καὶ αἷμα, καὶ πνικτὸν, καὶ πορνείαν.

SBL-GNT περὶ δὲ τῶν πεπιστευκότων ἐθνῶν ἡμεῖς ⸀ἀπεστείλαμεν ⸀κρίναντες φυλάσσεσθαι αὐτοὺς τό τε εἰδωλόθυτον ⸀καὶ αἷμα καὶ πνικτὸν καὶ πορνείαν.

RP-GNT Περὶ δὲ τῶν πεπιστευκότων ἐθνῶν ἡμεῖς ἐπεστείλαμεν, κρίναντες μηδὲν τοιοῦτον τηρεῖν αὐτούς, εἰ μὴ φυλάσσεσθαι αὐτοὺς τό τε εἰδωλόθυτον καὶ τὸ αἷμα καὶ πνικτὸν καὶ πορνείαν.

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.