Act 15:20 | TNotes | STEP | 15:20 Eating food offered to idols is sinful if it involves knowingly partaking of an idolatrous sacrifice (see Exod 20:4 ; Deut 5:8 ; 1 Cor 8:4-13 ; 10:14-30 ; Rev 2:14 , 20 ). • Sexual immorality was common in the Greek world but is always sinful (Exod 20:14 ; Deut 5:18 ; Gal 5:19 ). • eating the meat of strangled animals: God’s law prohibits eating meat that has blood in it (Lev 17:13-14 ) or consuming blood (Lev 17:10-12 ), “for the life of every creature is in its blood” (Lev 17:14 ). Also, “It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible” (see Lev 17:11 and study note). This command was first given to Noah, the ancestor of Gentiles as well as Jews (Gen 9:4 ).

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bExod 20:4►

cDeut 5:8►

d1 Cor 8:4-13►

e10:14-30►

fRev 2:14►

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hExod 20:14►

iDeut 5:18►

jGal 5:19►

kLev 17:13-14►

lLev 17:10-12►

mLev 17:14►

nLev 17:11►

oGen 9:4►

‏ Acts 15:20

15:20 ^a Eating food offered to idols is sinful if it involves knowingly partaking of an idolatrous sacrifice (see Exod 20:4 ^b; Deut 5:8 ^c; 1 Cor 8:4-13 ^d; 10:14-30 ^e; Rev 2:14 ^f, 20 ^g).

• Sexual immorality was common in the Greek world but is always sinful (Exod 20:14 ^h; Deut 5:18 ⁱ; Gal 5:19 ^j).

• eating the meat of strangled animals: God’s law prohibits eating meat that has blood in it (Lev 17:13-14 ^k) or consuming blood (Lev 17:10-12 ^l), “for the life of every creature is in its blood” (Lev 17:14 ^m). Also, “It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible” (see Lev 17:11 ⁿ and study note). This command was first given to Noah, the ancestor of Gentiles as well as Jews (Gen 9:4 ^o).