Acts
Acts 15:29
29You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things.
Farewell.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abstain | ἀπέχεσθαι | apechesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle | G568 I have in full, am far, it is enough |
| from food sacrificed to idols | εἰδωλοθύτων | eidōlothytōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G1494 sacrificed to an image |
| from blood | αἵματος | haimatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G129 blood |
| from the meat of strangled animals | πνικτῶν | pniktōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G4156 strangled |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| from sexual immorality | πορνείας | porneias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4202 fornication, idolatry |
| You will do | πράξετε | praxete | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4238 I do, fare, require |
| well | εὖ | eu | Adverb | G2095 well, well done |
| to avoid | διατηροῦντες | diatērountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1301 I keep safe, hold fast |
| these things | ὧν | hōn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| Farewell | Ἔρρωσθε | Errōsthe | Verb - Perfect Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G4517 I strengthen, farewell |
Cross-references
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Acts 15:20 · Acts 21:25 · Revelation 2:20 · Revelation 2:14 · Leviticus 17:14 · 1 Corinthians 10:18–20 · Romans 14:20–21 · Jude 1:24 · 1 John 5:21 · 1 Timothy 5:22 · Romans 14:14–15 · James 1:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.