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Acts 15:20 — King James Version← Study notes

But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.


Acts 15:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 15:2018 words
GreekMeaning
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
ἐπιστεῖλαιepisteilai
to writeverbG1989
αὐτοῖςautois
to thempronounG846
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthai
to abstain fromverbG568
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἀλισγημάτωνalisgēmatōn
pollutionsnounG234
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
εἰδώλωνeidōlōn
idolsnounG1497
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
πορνείαςporneias
sexual immoralitynounG4202
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τοῦtou
thatarticleG3588
πνικτοῦpniktou
which is strangledadjectiveG4156
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
αἵματοςhaimatos
from bloodnounG129
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 15:20

Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: but that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollution of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. For Moses of old time has in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day. Acts 15:19-21 Since then they had heard of the Law, with good reason he enjoins these things from the Law, that he may not seem to…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 33 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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