Acts 15:20 Cross References - MSTC

²⁰ but that we write unto them, that they abstain themselves from filthiness of images, from fornication, from strangled, and from blood.

⁴ Only: the flesh with his life, which is his blood, see that ye eat not.

² Then said Jacob unto his household, and to all that were with him, "Put away the strange gods that are among you and make yourselves clean, and change your garments,

³ Thou shalt have none other gods in my sight. ⁴ "Thou shalt make thee no graven image, neither any similitude that is in heaven above, either in the earth beneath, or in the water that is beneath the earth. ⁵ See that thou neither bow thyself unto them neither serve them: for I, the LORD thy God, am a jealous God, and visit the sin of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me:

²³ Ye shall not make therefore with me gods of silver nor gods of gold: in no wise shall ye do it.

¹⁵ lest, if thou make any covenant with the inhabiters of the land, when they go a whoring after their gods and do sacrifice unto their gods, they call thee and thou eat of their sacrifice; ¹⁶ And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and when their daughters go a whoring after their gods,

¹⁷ and it shall be a law forever among your generations after you in your dwelling places: that ye eat neither fat nor blood."'

²³ "Speak unto the children of Israel and say, 'Ye shall eat no manner fat of oxen, sheep or goats: ²⁴ neverthelater, the fat of the beast that dieth alone and the fat of that which is torn with wild beasts, may be occupied in all manner uses: but ye shall in no wise eat of it. ²⁵ For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast of which men bring an offering unto the LORD, that soul that eateth it shall perish from his people. ²⁶ Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, wheresoever ye dwell, whether it be of fowl or of beast. ²⁷ Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood the same soul shall perish from his people.'"

¹⁰ And whatsoever man it be of the house of Israel or of the strangers that sojourn among you that eateth any manner of blood, I will set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will destroy him from among his people, ¹¹ for the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it unto you upon the altar, to make an atonement for your souls, for blood shall make an atonement for the soul. ¹² And therefore I said unto the children of Israel: See that no soul of you eat blood, nor yet any stranger that sojourneth among you. ¹³ "'Whatsoever man it be of the children of Israel or of the strangers that sojourn among you that hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten, he shall pour out the blood and cover it with earth. ¹⁴ For the life of all flesh is in the blood, therefore I said unto the children of Israel: Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh, for the life of all flesh is in his blood, and whosoever therefore eateth it shall perish.

² which called the people unto the sacrifice of their gods. And the people ate, and worshipped their gods,

¹⁶ only eat not the blood, but pour it upon the earth as water.

²³ But be strong that thou eat not the blood. For the blood, that is the life: and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh: ²⁴ thou mayest not eat it, but must pour it upon the earth as water. ²⁵ See thou eat it not, therefore, that it may go well with thee and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt have done that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

²¹ Ye shall eat of nothing that dieth alone: But thou mayest give it unto the stranger that is in thy city that he eat it, or mayest sell it unto an Alien. For thou art a holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.

²³ Only eat not the blood thereof, but pour it upon the ground as water.

³² Then the people gat them to the spoil and took sheep oxen and calves, and slew them on the ground and did eat with the blood.

³⁷ Yea, they offered their sons and their daughters unto devils, ³⁸ and shed the innocent blood of their sons and of their daughters; whom they offered unto the idols of Canaan, so that the land was defiled with blood. ³⁹ Thus were they stained with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

¹⁴ Then said I, "O LORD God: Behold, my soul was yet never stained, for from my youth up to this hour. I did never eat of a dead carcass, or that which was slain of wild beasts, neither came there ever any unclean flesh in my mouth."

³⁰ Wherefore, speak unto the house of Israel, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Ye are even as unclean as your forefathers, and commit whoredom also with their abominations. ³¹ In all your idols, whereunto ye bring your oblations, and to whose honour ye burn your children: ye defile yourselves, even unto this day. How dare ye then come, and ask any question at me? O ye household of Israel: As truly as I live, sayeth the LORD God, ye get no answer of me.

²⁵ And therefore tell them, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: In the blood have ye eaten, your eyes have ye lift up to Idols, and have shed blood: shall ye then have the land in possession?

⁸ But Daniel was at a point with himself, that he would not be defiled through the king's meat, nor the wine which he drunk. And this he desired of the chief chamberlain, lest he should defile himself.

²⁹ that is to say: that ye abstain from things offered to images, from blood, from strangled and fornication. From which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. So fare ye well."

²⁵ For as touching the gentiles which believe: we have written, and concluded, that they observe no such things — but that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from strangled, and from fornication."

¹¹ but now I write unto you that ye company not together. If any that is called a brother, be a fornicator, or covetous, or a worshipper of images, either a railer, either a drunkard, or an extortioner: with him that is such see that ye eat not.

⁹ Do ye not remember how that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived. For neither fornicators, neither worshippers of images, neither whoremongers, neither weaklings, neither abusers of themselves with mankind,

¹³ Meats are ordained for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Let not the body be applied unto fornication, but unto the Lord, and the Lord unto the body.

¹⁸ Flee fornication. All sins that a man doth, are without the body. But he that is a fornicator, sinneth against his own body.

² Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his wife: and let every woman have her husband.

¹ To speak of things dedicated unto idols, we are sure that we all have knowledge. Knowledge maketh a man swell: but love edifieth.

⁴ To speak of meat dedicated unto idols, we are sure that there is none idol in the world: and that there is none other God but one. ⁵ And though there be that are called "gods," whether in heaven or in earth — as there be "gods" many and "lords" many - ⁶ yet unto us is there but one God, which is the father, of whom are all things, and we in him: and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. ⁷ But every man hath not knowledge. For some suppose that there is an idol, until this hour, and eat as of a thing offered unto the idol, and so their consciences being yet weak are defiled. ⁸ Meat maketh us not acceptable to God: Neither if we eat are we the better: Neither if we eat not are we the worse. ⁹ But take heed that your liberty cause not the weak to fall. ¹⁰ For if some man see thee, which hast knowledge, sit at meat in the idol's temple shall not the conscience of him which is weak be boldened to eat those things which are offered unto the idol? ¹¹ And so through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish for whom Christ died. ¹² When ye sin so against the brethren and wound their weak consciences, ye sin against Christ. ¹³ Wherefore if meat hurt my brother, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, because I will not hurt my brother.

⁷ Neither be ye worshippers of images as were some of them according as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up again to play." ⁸ Neither let us commit fornication as some of them committed fornication, and were destroyed — in one day, twenty three thousand.

¹⁴ Wherefore my dear beloved, flee from worshipping of idols. ¹⁵ I speak as unto them which have discretion: judge ye what I say. ¹⁶ Is not the cup of blessing which we bless, partaking of the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break, partaking of the body of Christ? ¹⁷ Because that we — though we be many — yet are one bread, and one body inasmuch as we all are partakers of one bread. ¹⁸ Behold Israel which walketh carnally. Are not they which eat of the sacrifice, partakers of the altar? ¹⁹ What say I then? That the image is anything? Or that it which is offered to images is anything? ²⁰ Nay, but I say, that these things which the gentiles offer, they offer to devils, and not to God. And I would not that ye should have fellowship with the devils. ²¹ Ye cannot drink of the cup of the Lord, and of the cup of the devils. Ye can not be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. ²² Either, shall we provoke the Lord? Or are we stronger than he? ²³ All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful to me, but all things edify not. ²⁴ Let no man seek his own profit: but let every man seek another's wealth. ²⁵ Whatsoever is sold in the market, that eat, and ask no questions for conscience sake. ²⁶ For the earth is the Lord's, and all that therein is. ²⁷ If any of them which believe not bid you to a feast, and if ye be disposed to go, whatsoever is set before you eat, asking no question for conscience sake. ²⁸ But and if any man say unto you, "This is dedicated unto idols," eat not of it, for his sake that showed it, and for hurting of conscience — the earth is the Lord's and all that therein is —

²¹ I fear lest when I come again, God bring me low among you, and I be constrained to bewail many of them which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness, and fornication, and wantonness which they have committed.

¹⁹ The deeds of the flesh are manifest, which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, wantonness,

³ So that fornication, and all uncleanness or covetousness, be not once named among you, as it becometh saints:

⁵ Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, unnatural lust, evil concupiscence, and covetousness which is worshipping of idols:

³ For this is the will of God, even that ye should be holy, and that ye should abstain from fornication, ⁴ For all the creatures of God are good: and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: ⁵ For it is sanctified by the word of God, and prayer.

¹⁶ and that there be no fornicator, or unclean person, as Esau, which for one breakfast sold his birthright.

⁴ Let wedlock be had in price in all points, and let the chamber be undefiled: for whore keepers and adulterers God will judge.

³ For it is sufficient for us that we have spent the time that is past of the life, after the will of the gentiles; walking in wantonness, lusts, drunkenness, in eating, drinking, and in abominable idolatry.

¹⁴ But I have a few things against thee: that thou hast, there, they that maintain the doctrine of Balaam, which taught in Balak to put occasion of sin before the children of Israel, that they should eat of meat dedicated unto idols, and to commit fornication.

²⁰ Notwithstanding, I have a few things against thee, that thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which called herself a prophetess to teach and to deceive my servants, to make them commit fornication, and to eat meats offered up unto idols.

²⁰ And the remnant of the men which were not killed by these plagues repented not of the deeds of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and images, of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood, which neither can see, neither hear, neither go.

² And he had in his hand a little book open: and he put his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth.

⁸ And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, "Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel, which standeth upon the sea, and upon the earth."