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.

只要写信，吩咐他们禁戒偶像的污秽和奸淫，并勒死的牲畜和血。

但是要写信吩咐他们禁戒偶像所玷污的东西、血和勒死的牲畜，禁戒淫乱。

但是要写信吩咐他们禁戒偶像所玷污的东西、血和勒死的牲畜，禁戒淫乱。

我们只须写信吩咐他们远避被偶像玷污之物，不可淫乱，不可吃血和勒死的牲畜。

只要写信叫他们禁戒偶像的污秽、淫乱，勒死的牲畜和血。

不过要写信给他们：要远避偶像的污秽，远避淫乱、勒死的动物和血。

只要寫信，吩咐他們禁戒偶像的污穢和姦淫，並勒死的牲畜和血。

但是要寫信吩咐他們禁戒偶像所玷污的東西、血和勒死的牲畜，禁戒淫亂。

但是要寫信吩咐他們禁戒偶像所玷污的東西、血和勒死的牲畜，禁戒淫亂。

我們只須寫信吩咐他們遠避被偶像玷污之物，不可淫亂，不可吃血和勒死的牲畜。

只要寫信叫他們禁戒偶像的污穢、淫亂，勒死的牲畜和血。

只要寫信、叫他們禁戒偶像的觸污和淫亂、跟禁喫勒死的動物和血。

不過要寫信給他們：要遠避偶像的汙穢，遠避淫亂、勒死的動物和血。

惟書諭之、戒偶像之污與淫、並勒死之牲及血、

遺書戒之曰、勿淫、祭偶之污、勒死之牲、若血、勿食、

惟當達書、命其戒偶像之污穢、及姦淫、又戒食勒死之牲及血、

第遺書戒之、勿犯姦淫、勿食祭餘之物、勒死之牲、與牲畜之血。

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.

Here is what we should write to them. They must not eat food that has been made impure by being offered to statues of gods. They must not commit sexual sins. They must not eat the meat of animals that have been choked to death. And they must not drink blood.

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.

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.

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.

but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols, from acts of sexual immorality, from what has been strangled, and from blood.

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

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.

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 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 to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

that you abstain from food offered to idols, from blood, from eating anything that has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. You will do well if you keep yourselves from these things. Farewell.

This is a permanent statute throughout your generations, wherever you live: you must not eat any fat or any blood.”

But I have a few things against you. You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block in front of the Israelites: to eat meat sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.

But I have this against you: You tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and teaches and deceives My slaves to commit sexual immorality and to eat meat sacrificed to idols.

However, you must not eat meat with its lifeblood in it.

With regard to the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter containing our decision that they should keep themselves from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality.”

About eating food offered to idols, then, we know that“ an idol is nothing in the world,” and that“ there is no God but one.”For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth— as there are many“ gods” and many“ lords”—yet for us there is one God, the Father. All things are from Him, and we exist for Him. And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ. All things are through Him, and we exist through Him.However, not everyone has this knowledge. In fact, some have been so used to idolatry up until now that when they eat food offered to an idol, their conscience, being weak, is defiled.Food will not make us acceptable to God. We are not inferior if we don’t eat, and we are not better if we do eat.But be careful that this right of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block to the weak.For if someone sees you, the one who has this knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, won’t his weak conscience be encouraged to eat food offered to idols?Then the weak person, the brother for whom Christ died, is ruined by your knowledge.Now when you sin like this against the brothers and wound their weak conscience, you are sinning against Christ.Therefore, if food causes my brother to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won’t cause my brother to fall.

but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

The rest of the people, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands to stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which are not able to see, hear, or walk.

But I said,“ Oh, Lord God, I have never been defiled. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts. And impure meat has never entered my mouth.”

“ Anyone from the house of Israel or from the foreigners who live among them who eats any blood, I will turn against that person who eats blood and cut him off from his people.For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have appointed it to you to make atonement on the altar for your lives, since it is the lifeblood that makes atonement.Therefore I say to the Israelites: None of you and no foreigner who lives among you may eat blood.“ Any Israelite or foreigner living among them, who hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.Since the life of every creature is its blood, I have told the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.

About food offered to idols: We know that“ we all have knowledge.” Knowledge inflates with pride, but love builds up.

“ Do not make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land, or else when they prostitute themselves with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.Then you will take some of their daughters as brides for your sons. Their daughters will prostitute themselves with their gods and cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.

But you must not eat its blood; pour it on the ground like water.

Don’t become idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to play.Let us not commit sexual immorality as some of them did, and in a single day 23,000 people fell dead.

For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the pagans choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.

Run from sexual immorality!“ Every sin a person can commit is outside the body.” On the contrary, the person who is sexually immoral sins against his own body.

Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or anyone practicing homosexuality,

Therefore say to them: This is what the Lord God says: You eat meat with blood in it, raise your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then receive possession of the land?

They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.They shed innocent blood— the blood of their sons and daughters whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; so the land became polluted with blood.They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

The women invited them to the sacrifices for their gods, and the people ate and bowed in worship to their gods.

Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

You must not make gods of silver to rival Me; you must not make gods of gold for yourselves.

they rushed to the plunder, took sheep, cattle, and calves, slaughtered them on the ground, and ate meat with the blood still in it.

I fear that when I come my God will again humiliate me in your presence, and I will grieve for many who sinned before and have not repented of the moral impurity, sexual immorality, and promiscuity they practiced.

So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him,“ Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes.

But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer who is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or verbally abusive, a drunkard or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.

And make sure that there isn’t any immoral or irreverent person like Esau, who sold his birthright in exchange for one meal.

“ Tell the Israelites: You are not to eat any fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat.The fat of an animal that dies naturally or is mauled by wild beasts may be used for any purpose, but you must not eat it.If anyone eats animal fat from a fire offering presented to the Lord, the person who eats it must be cut off from his people.Wherever you live, you must not eat the blood of any bird or animal.Whoever eats any blood, that person must be cut off from his people.”

Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.I am speaking as to wise people. Judge for yourselves what I say.The cup of blessing that we give thanks for, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for all of us share that one bread.Look at the people of Israel. Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in what is offered on the altar?What am I saying then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?No, but I do say that what they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to participate with demons!You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot share in the Lord’s table and the table of demons.Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?“ Everything is permissible,” but not everything is helpful.“ Everything is permissible,” but not everything builds up.No one should seek his own good, but the good of the other person.Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience’ sake,for the earth is the Lord’s, and all that is in it.If one of the unbelievers invites you over and you want to go, eat everything that is set before you, without raising questions of conscience.But if someone says to you,“ This is food offered to an idol,” do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who told you, and for conscience’ sake.

Marriage must be respected by all, and the marriage bed kept undefiled, because God will judge immoral people and adulterers.

For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,since it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.

But don’t eat the blood, since the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.Do not eat blood; pour it on the ground like water.Do not eat it, so that you and your children after you will prosper, because you will be doing what is right in the Lord’s sight.

For this is God’s will, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality,

“ Therefore say to the house of Israel: This is what the Lord God says: Are you defiling yourselves the way your fathers did, and prostituting yourselves with their detestable things?When you offer your gifts, making your children pass through the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, house of Israel? As I live”— this is the declaration of the Lord God—“ I will not be consulted by you!

But sexual immorality and any impurity or greed should not even be heard of among you, as is proper for saints.

and he had a little scroll opened in his hand. He put his right foot on the sea, his left on the land,

“ Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will do away with both of them. The body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

But because sexual immorality is so common, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, moral impurity, promiscuity,

Daniel determined that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or with the wine he drank. So he asked permission from the chief official not to defile himself.

“ You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to a temporary resident living within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

Do not have other gods besides Me.Do not make an idol for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth.You must not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the fathers’ sin, to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Now the voice that I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said,“ Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”