Acts 15:16-21
New American Standard Bible
16 ‘(A)After these things (B)I will return,
And I will rebuild the fallen [a]tabernacle of David,
And I will rebuild its ruins,
And I will restore it,
17 (C)So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
And all the Gentiles [b](D)who are called by My name,’
18 (E)Says the Lord, who [c](F)makes these things known from long ago.
19 Therefore, it is (G)my judgment that we do not cause trouble for those from the Gentiles who are turning to God, 20 but that we write to them that they abstain from [d](H)things contaminated by idols, from (I)acts of sexual immorality, from (J)what has been [e]strangled, and from blood. 21 For (K)from ancient generations Moses has those who preach him in every city, since [f]he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
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- Acts 15:16 Or tent
- Acts 15:17 Lit upon whom My name is called
- Acts 15:18 Or does these things which were known
- Acts 15:20 Lit the pollutions of
- Acts 15:20 I.e., to retain the blood
- Acts 15:21 I.e., the books of Moses, Gen through Deut
Acts 15:16-21
New International Version
16 “‘After this I will return
and rebuild David’s fallen tent.
Its ruins I will rebuild,
and I will restore it,
17 that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
even all the Gentiles who bear my name,
says the Lord, who does these things’[a](A)—
18 things known from long ago.[b](B)
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,(C) from sexual immorality,(D) from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.(E) 21 For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”(F)
Footnotes
- Acts 15:17 Amos 9:11,12 (see Septuagint)
- Acts 15:18 Some manuscripts things’— / 18 the Lord’s work is known to him from long ago
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