Study it in the app“that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.””
that youabstainἀπέχεσθαιfrom things sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλοθύτωνandκαὶfrom bloodαἵματοςandκαὶfrom things strangledπνικτῶνandκαὶfrom sexual immorality.πορνείαςIfyou keep yourselvesδιατηροῦντες ἑαυτοὺςfromἐξthese,ὧνyou will doπράξετεwell.εὖFarewell.”ἔρρωσθε
abstain
To keep away from something.
Where else “apechesthai” appearsfood offered to idols
What has been sacrificed to an idol, especially meat.
Where else “eidōlothytōn” appearsblood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “haimatos” appearsstrangled
Strangled: an animal killed without draining its blood.
Where else “pniktōn” appearssexual immorality
Having sex outside marriage.
Where else “porneias” appearstreasure, keep carefully
Keep carefully, treasure up.
Where else “diatērountes” appearsdo
To carry out something, often evil.
Where else “praxete” appearswell
Well. "Well done!"
Where else “eu” appearsbe strong, farewell
Be strong, be well; "farewell", the closing of a letter.
Where else “errōsthe” appears28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these necessary things:
29 · This verse (above)
30So they, when they were sent off, went down to Antioch, and having gathered the multitude, they delivered the letter.
1. What it says
What disagreement arose in Antioch, and whom did they send to Jerusalem to deal with it? (vv. 1-2)
2. What it means
How did the apostles and elders reach a decision? Who spoke, and what weighed in it? (vv. 6-22)
3. How I live it
They listened to everyone before deciding (vv. 7, 12). How can you listen better to someone you disagree with?
