King James Version

Acts 15:20

But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “from” (ἀπὸ) before the here.

ἀλλὰallaButἀλλάconjunction — “But”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.Butἐπιστεῖλαιepisteilaito that we writeἐπιστέλλω (epistellō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to that we write”, a single actionG1989I write, send by letter to.This verse uses “write”.that we writeαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaito that they abstainἀπέχω (apechō)verb, present middle infinitive — “to that they abstain”, an ongoing or repeated actionG568I have in full, am far, it is enough.that they abstainτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀλισγημάτωνalisgēmatōnpollutionsἀλίσγημα (alisgēma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “pollutions”, the of-formG234pollution, perhaps a polluted thing (especially of food).pollutionsτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εἰδώλωνeidōlōnof idolsεἴδωλον (eidōlon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “of idols”, the of-formG1497an idol, false god.of idolsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πορνείαςporneiasfrom fornicationπορνεία (porneia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “from fornication”, the of-formG4202fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry.This verse uses “fornication”.from fornicationκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πνικτοῦpniktoufrom things strangledπνικτός (pniktos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “from things strangled”, the of-formG4156strangled (i.e. killed without letting out the blood).from things strangledκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αἵματοςhaimatosfrom bloodαἷμα (haima)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “from blood”, the of-formG129blood (especially as shed).from blood

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but to write to them to abstain from the pollutions of the idols, and the whoredom, and the strangled thing; and the blood;

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American Standard Version (1901)

but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

Young’s Literal Translation

but to write to them to abstain from the pollutions of the idols, and the whoredom, and the strangled thing; and the blood;

World English Bible

but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

Darby Translation

but to write to them to abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

Douay-Rheims

But that we write unto them, that they refrain themselves from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

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