Acts 15:20

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

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

BSB

Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.

WEB

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

YLT

but to write to them to abstain from the pollutions of the idols, and the whoredom, and the strangled thing; and the blood;

F.O.G Original

(20) Rather that we write to them that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, from sexual immorality, from what’s strangled and from blood.

F.O.G

(20) Rather that we write to them that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, from sexual immorality, from what’s strangled and from blood.

F.O.G MSG

²⁰Instead, we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols,ᵈ from sexual immorality,ᵉ from eating meat from strangled animals, and from blood.ᶠ

Footnotes:

²⁰ᵈ Food polluted by idols: Meat that had been offered to pagan gods in temple rituals, which was then sold in markets. This was a major issue for new Gentile converts living in pagan cities.
²⁰ᵉ Sexual immorality: This included various forms of sexual sin that were common and accepted in Gentile culture but forbidden by God’s standards.
²⁰ᶠ Blood and strangled animals: Jewish law prohibited consuming blood, as it represented life itself. This requirement helped maintain fellowship between Jewish and Gentile believers.