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Acts 15:20-21

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

21 For Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”

Cross References for Acts 15:20-21

1 Corinthians 8:1 - Food Sacrificed to Idols Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all possess knowle... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 8:1 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 8:1

Hebrews 13:4 - Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adult... Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:4 Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:4

Colossians 2:16 - Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious f... Click to read the verse Colossians 2:16 Click to read the verse Colossians 2:16

Genesis 9:4 - “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. Click to read the verse Genesis 9:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 9:4

Deuteronomy 14:21 - Do not eat anything you find already dead. You may give it to an alien living in any of your to... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 14:21 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 14:21

Acts 15:29 - You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animal... Click to read the verse Acts 15:29 Click to read the verse Acts 15:29

Leviticus 3:17 - “‘This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 3:17 Click to read the verse Leviticus 3:17

Leviticus 17:10-14 - “‘Any Israelite or any alien living among them who eats any blood—I will set my face against th... Click to read the verse Leviticus 17:10-14 Click to read the verse Leviticus 17:10-14

Deuteronomy 15:23 - But you must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 15:23 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 15:23

Deuteronomy 12:16 - But you must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 12:16 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 12:16

Leviticus 7:26 - And wherever you live, you must not eat the blood of any bird or animal. Click to read the verse Leviticus 7:26 Click to read the verse Leviticus 7:26

Acts 16:3 - Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who liv... Click to read the verse Acts 16:3 Click to read the verse Acts 16:3

1 Corinthians 6:9 - Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neithe... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:9 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:9

1 Peter 2:11 - Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires,... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:11 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:11

Hebrews 12:16 - See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his in... Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:16 Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:16

1 Corinthians 7:2 - But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her ow... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:2 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:2

Exodus 34:15-16 - “Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute them... Click to read the verse Exodus 34:15-16 Click to read the verse Exodus 34:15-16

Genesis 35:2 - So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you h... Click to read the verse Genesis 35:2 Click to read the verse Genesis 35:2

Exodus 22:31 - “You are to be my holy people. So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts; throw i... Click to read the verse Exodus 22:31 Click to read the verse Exodus 22:31

Colossians 3:5 - Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, ... Click to read the verse Colossians 3:5 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:5

Ephesians 5:3 - But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, o... Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:3 Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:3

1 Corinthians 6:18 - Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:18 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:18

1 Corinthians 5:1 - Expel the Immoral Brother! It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, a... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 5:1 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 5:1

Revelation 9:20 - The rest of mankind that were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of t... Click to read the verse Revelation 9:20 Click to read the verse Revelation 9:20

Leviticus 17:10 - “‘Any Israelite or any alien living among them who eats any blood—I will set my face against th... Click to read the verse Leviticus 17:10 Click to read the verse Leviticus 17:10

Exodus 20:23 - Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of g... Click to read the verse Exodus 20:23 Click to read the verse Exodus 20:23

Exodus 20:3-5 - “You shall have no other gods before me. Click to read the verse Exodus 20:3-5 Click to read the verse Exodus 20:3-5

Ezekiel 4:14 - Then I said, “Not so, Sovereign Lord! I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I ha... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 4:14 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 4:14

Numbers 25:2 - who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The people ate and bowed down before these gods. Click to read the verse Numbers 25:2 Click to read the verse Numbers 25:2

Revelation 2:20 - Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a pro... Click to read the verse Revelation 2:20 Click to read the verse Revelation 2:20

Ezekiel 33:25 - Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Since you eat meat with the blood... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 33:25 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 33:25

Daniel 1:8 - But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief ... Click to read the verse Daniel 1:8 Click to read the verse Daniel 1:8

Galatians 5:19 - The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; Click to read the verse Galatians 5:19 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:19

Revelation 2:14 - Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: You have people there who hold to the teaching o... Click to read the verse Revelation 2:14 Click to read the verse Revelation 2:14

1 Thessalonians 4:3 - It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 4:3 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 4:3

1 Timothy 4:4-5 - For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanks... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 4:4-5 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 4:4-5

1 Samuel 14:32 - They pounced on the plunder and, taking sheep, cattle and calves, they butchered them on the gr... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 14:32 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 14:32

1 Corinthians 5:11 - But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother bu... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 5:11 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 5:11

1 Peter 4:3 - For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery,... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:3 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:3

Ezekiel 20:30-31 - Judgment and Restoration “Therefore say to the house of Israel: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lor... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:30-31 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:30-31

2 Corinthians 12:21 - I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:21 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:21

1 Corinthians 6:13 - “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food”—but God will destroy them both. The body is not... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:13 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:13

Psalms 106:37-39 - They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. Click to read the verse Psalms 106:37-39 Click to read the verse Psalms 106:37-39

Acts 21:25 - As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they should abstain fro... Click to read the verse Acts 21:25 Click to read the verse Acts 21:25

Revelation 10:2 - He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the se... Click to read the verse Revelation 10:2 Click to read the verse Revelation 10:2

Acts 10:15 - The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” Click to read the verse Acts 10:15 Click to read the verse Acts 10:15

Revelation 10:8 - Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: “Go, take the scroll that li... Click to read the verse Revelation 10:8 Click to read the verse Revelation 10:8

1 Corinthians 10:14-28 - Idol Feasts and the Lord’s Supper Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:14-28 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:14-28

1 Corinthians 10:7-8 - Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and dr... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:7-8 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:7-8

Deuteronomy 12:23-25 - But be sure you do not eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the l... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 12:23-25 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 12:23-25

1 Corinthians 8:4-13 - So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the w... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 8:4-13 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 8:4-13

Leviticus 7:23-27 - “Say to the Israelites: ‘Do not eat any of the fat of cattle, sheep or goats. Click to read the verse Leviticus 7:23-27 Click to read the verse Leviticus 7:23-27