American Standard Version
"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. "
— Acts 15:20, American Standard Version
“But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.”
“but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.”
That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,
Saith the Lord, who maketh these things known from of old.
Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God;
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.
For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.
Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
and they wrote thus by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting: