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18     that have been known from long ago.’[a]

19 “Therefore, I have decided that we should not trouble these gentiles who are turning to God. 20 Instead, we should write to them to keep away from things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from anything strangled,[b] and from blood.[c]

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  1. Acts 15:18 Cf. Amos 9:11-12; Isa 45:21
  2. Acts 15:20 Other mss. lack from anything strangled
  3. Acts 15:20 I.e. uncooked meat

18     things known from long ago.[a](A)

19 “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. 20 Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols,(B) from sexual immorality,(C) from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.(D)

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  1. Acts 15:18 Some manuscripts things’— / 18 the Lord’s work is known to him from long ago