Acts 15:29

The Letter From The Council

²⁸ For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you than these necessary rules: ²⁹ that you abstain from meat that has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what has been strangled and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from doing these things, you will do well. Farewell. ³⁰ So when they were dismissed, they went down to Antioch, and after gathering the entire group together, they delivered the letter.

Abstain from

Be Strong

Put to Death

Sexual Immorality

Things Offered to Idols

Things Sacrificed to Idols

Food Sacrificed To Idols

What Has Been Sacrificed To Idols

Acts 15:20

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.

Acts 21:25

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."

Revelation 2:14

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

Revelation 2:20

But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and by her teaching deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

Leviticus 17:14

for the life of all flesh is its blood. So I have said to the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any living thing because the life of every living thing is its blood -- all who eat it will be cut off.

Luke 9:61

Yet another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family."

Acts 18:21

but said farewell to them and added, "I will come back to you again if God wills." Then he set sail from Ephesus,

Acts 23:30

When I was informed there would be a plot against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges against him before you.

Romans 14:20-21

Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean, it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat.

1 Corinthians 10:18-20

Look at the people of Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar?

2 Corinthians 11:9

When I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

1 Timothy 5:22

Do not lay hands on anyone hastily and so identify with the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

1 John 5:21

Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

Jude 1:20-21

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,

Jude 1:24

Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence,

Romans 14:14-15

I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean.