« Return to Online Bible

Acts 21:25

King James Version (KJV)

As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.

Translations

Acts 21:25 - Amplified Bible

But with regard to the Gentiles who have believed (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Christ), we have sent them a letter with our decision that they should keep themselves free from anything that has been sacrificed to idols and from [tasting] blood and [eating the meat of animals] which have been strangled and from all impurity {and} sexual immorality.

Acts 21:25 - American Standard Version

But as touching the Gentiles that have believed, we wrote, giving judgment that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.

Acts 21:25 - Bible in Basic English

But as to the Gentiles who have the faith, we sent a letter, giving our decision that they were to keep themselves from offerings made to false gods, and from blood, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from the evil desires of the body.

Acts 21:25 - Darby Bible

But concerning [those of] the nations who have believed, we have written, deciding that they should [observe no such thing, only to] keep themselves both from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication.

Acts 21:25 - English Standard Version

But as for the Gentiles who have believed, we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality."

Acts 21:25 - King James Version

As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.

Acts 21:25 - La Biblia de las Americas

Pero en cuanto a los gentiles que han creìdo, nosotros les hemos escrito, habiendo decidido que deben abstenerse de lo sacrificado a los ìdolos, de sangre, de lo estrangulado y de fornicaciòn.

Acts 21:25 - The Message

"In asking you to do this, we’re not going back on our agreement regarding non-Jews who have become believers. We continue to hold fast to what we wrote in that letter, namely, to be careful not to get involved in activities connected with idols; to avoid serving food offensive to Jewish Christians; to guard the morality of sex and marriage."

Acts 21:25 - New American Standard Bible

~"But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote, having decided that they should abstain from meat sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from fornication."

Acts 21:25 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"Pero en cuanto a los Gentiles que han creìdo, nosotros les hemos escrito, habiendo decidido que deben abstenerse de todo lo que ha sido sacrificado a los ìdolos, de sangre y de comer carne de animales estrangulados y de fornicaciòn."

Acts 21:25 - World English Bible

But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality."

Acts 21:25 - Young's Living Translation

`And concerning those of the nations who have believed, we have written, having given judgment, that they observe no such thing, except to keep themselves both from idol-sacrifices, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom.`

Acts 21:25 - Additional Comments

This is what was in the letter sent to the Gentile Christians in Antioch. See Acts 15:20.

Comments are closed.