Revelation 2:14 Cross References - Etheridge

¹⁴ But I have against thee a little,["A few things." - POLYGLOT.] because thou hast there those who hold the doctrine of Belam, who taught Balok to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat that which the sons of idols (eat), and to commit fornication.

⁷ Woe to the world from causes of offence! for it is unavoidable that causes of offence will come; but woe to the man by whom [By whose hand.] the causes of offence shall come!

²⁰ but that we send to them, that they shall separate from the uncleanness of (idol) sacrifice, and from fornication, and from the strangled, and from blood. ²¹ For Musha from former generations in all cities hath had preachers in the synagogues who on all shabaths read him.

²⁹ that you abstain from that which hath been sacrificed (to idols), and from blood, and from that which is strangled, and from fornication; and while you keep yourselves from these, you will be well. Be confirmed in our Lord.

²⁵ Concerning those of the Gentiles who believe, we wrote that they should keep themselves from sacrifices, and from fornication, and from the strangled, and from blood.

³² For why? Because it was not by faith, but by the works of the law: for they stumbled at the stone of stumbling;

⁹ And David again saith, let their table become a snare before them, and their reward be for a stumbling-block:

¹³ Then judge not one another, but this determine [Or, judge.] rather, to lay not a stumbling-block for thy brother.

²¹ It is well not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing by which our brother is offended.

²³ but we preach the Meshiha crucified, a scandal to the Jihudoyee, and to the Aramoyee foolishness;

¹³ Food is for the belly, and the belly for food; but Aloha will abolish them both. But the body was not for fornication, but for our Lord, and our Lord for the body. ¹⁴ And Aloha hath raised up our Lord, and us will raise by his power. ¹⁵ Know you not that your bodies are members of the Meshiha? Shall one take a member of the Meshiha to make it a member of a harlot? Never! ¹⁶ Know you not that whosoever attacheth to a harlot is one body? For it is said, The two shall be one body. ¹⁷ But, he who attacheth to our Lord is with him one spirit. ¹⁸ Flee from fornication: for every sin which a man committeth is without his body; but he who committeth fornication against his own body sinneth.

² but, because of fornication, let a man take his wife, and let a woman take her husband

⁴ Concerning the meat of the sacrifices of idols, then, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one. ⁵ For there are also who are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, as that there are gods many and lords many: ⁶ but to us our One is Aloha the Father, of whom are all, and we in him; and one Lord Jeshu Meshiha, by whom are all, and we by him. ⁷ But not in every man is this knowledge; for there are some who in their conscience until now (believe) that, with respect to idols, as of that which hath been sacrificed we eat. And because of weakness their conscience is defiled. ⁸ But meat doth not bring us nigh to Aloha. For if we eat, we excel not; nor if we eat not, are we deficient. ⁹ But beware that this your power become not a stumbling-block to the infirm ones. ¹⁰ For if a man shall see thee in whom is knowledge reclining in the house of idols, will not his conscience, because he is weak, be confirmed to eat that which is sacrificed, ¹¹ and he will perish through thy knowledge? he who is weak, and on account of whom the Meshiha died. ¹² And if so you transgress against your brethren, and wound their weak consciences, do you not transgress against the Meshiha? ¹³ On this account, if meat cause my brother to stumble, I will never (more) eat flesh, that I may not cause my brother to stumble.

¹⁸ Consider Israel who are in the flesh: are not they who eat of the sacrifices participators of the altar? ¹⁹ What then do I say? that an idol is any thing, or (that) the sacrifice of an idol is any thing? ²⁰ No: but that which the Heathens sacrifice, unto demons they sacrifice, and not unto Aloha. But I would not that you be participators with demons! ²¹ You cannot drink the cup of our Lord, and the cup of demons; and you cannot participate in the table of our Lord, and in the table of demons. ²² Or, do we provoke the Lord? are we stronger than he? ²³ Every thing is lawful for me, but every thing is not expedient; every thing is lawful, but every thing doth not edify. ²⁴ Let no man seek his own (only), but every man also (the profit) of his neighbour. ²⁵ Whatsoever is sold in the shambles eat, without inquiry on account of conscience: ²⁶ for the earth is the Lord's, and its fulness. ²⁷ But if a man of the Heathens invite you, and you be willing to go, whatever is set before you eat, without inquiry on account of conscience. ²⁸ But, if one tell you, This is of a sacrifice, eat not, for his sake who hath told you, and on account of conscience; ²⁹ but I say, the conscience, not yours, but his who told you. But why is my liberty to be ruled by the conscience of others? ³⁰ But if I use (these things) by grace, why am I calumniated concerning that for which I give thanks? ³¹ Whether therefore you eat or drink, or whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of Aloha.

⁴ Honourable is marriage among all, and their bed is undefiled; but whoremongers and adulterers Aloha judgeth.

⁸ he is a rock [Kipha.] of offence, or a stone [Abn'na.] of stumbling, and they are offended at him in not obeying the word, because to this they are set.

¹⁵ sons of malediction, who, forsaking the straight way, have erred, and gone in the way of Belam bar Beur, who the wages of iniquity loved.

¹¹ Woe to them; for in the way of Koen they have gone, and after the error of Belam for gain they have burned, and in the rebellion of Kurach they have perished.

⁴ But I have against thee, because thy first love thou hast forsaken.

²⁰ But I have against thee that thou permittest thy wife Izabel, who calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat what the sons of idols* (eat). [* WALTON, "To eat the sacrifices of idols."]

⁸ But the fearful, and the faithless, and sinners, and the unclean, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and servers of idols, and all liars, (shall have) their portion in the lake which burneth with fire and sulphur; which is the second death.

¹⁵ Without are dogs, and sorcerers, and fornicators, and murderers, and servers of idols, and every one who loveth and maketh a lie.