King James Version

Acts 21:25

As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “sent” (ἀπεστείλαμεν) before having adjudged here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “wrote to” (ἐπεστείλαμεν) before having adjudged here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “nothing such to keep” (μηδὲν τοιοῦτον τηρεῖν) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “only except” (εἰ μὴ) before keep from here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “them” (αὐτοὺς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὸ) before blood here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

περὶperitouchingπερίpreposition — “touching”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.touchingδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnwhich believeπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, perfect active participle, genitive, plural, neuter — “which believe”, a completed action with a present resultG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.which believeἐθνῶνethnōnGentile nationἔθνος (ethnos)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “Gentile nation”, the of-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.ἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).weἀπεστείλαμενapesteilamensentἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “sent”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.κρίναντεςkrinantesand concludedκρίνω (krinō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “and concluded”, a single actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.and concludedφυλάσσεσθαιphulassesthaito that they keepφυλάσσω (phulassō)verb, present middle infinitive — “to that they keep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5442(a) I guard, protect; mid: I am on my guard, (b) act. and mid. of customs and regulations: I keep, observe.This verse uses “keep”.that they keepαὐτοὺςautousthemselvesαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “themselves”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.themselvesτόtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τεtefromτέconjunction — “from”G5037and, both.fromεἰδωλόθυτονeidōlothutonthings offered to idolsεἰδωλόθυτονadjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “things offered to idols”, the object formG1494(of meat), sacrificed to an image (or an idol).things offered to idolsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andαἷμαhaimafrom bloodαἷμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “from blood”, the object formG129blood (especially as shed).from bloodκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπνικτὸνpniktonfrom strangledπνικτός (pniktos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “from strangled”, the object formG4156strangled (i.e. killed without letting out the blood).from strangledκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπορνείανporneianfrom fornicationπορνεία (porneia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “from fornication”, the object formG4202fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry.This verse uses “fornication”.from fornication

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐπεστείλαμενepesteilamenhave writtenἐπιστέλλω (epistellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “have written”, a single actionG1989I write, send by letter to.μηδὲνmēdennoμηδείς (mēdeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “no”, the object formG3367no one, none, nothing.τοιοῦτονtoioutonsuch thingτοιοῦτος (toioutos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “such thing”, the object formG5108of such a kind, such.This verse uses “such”.τηρεῖνtēreinto keepτηρέω (tēreō)verb, present active infinitive — “to keep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.This verse uses “keep”.εἰeiifεἰconditional particle — “if”G1487if.μὴmēnotμήnegative particle — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.αὐτοὺςautousthemselvesαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “themselves”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And concerning those of the nations who have believed, we have written, having given judgment, that they observe no such thing, except to keep themselves both from idol-sacrifices, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But as touching the Gentiles that have believed, we wrote, giving judgment that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality.”

Darby Translation

But concerning [those of] the nations who have believed, we have written, deciding that they should [observe no such thing, only to] keep themselves both from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication.

Douay-Rheims

But as touching the Gentiles that believe, we have written, decreeing that they should only refrain themselves from that which has been offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangles, and from fornication.

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