Acts 21:25
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
πιστεύω
having believed
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πιστεύω
To believe, to trust, to have faith. Pisteuo. Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. Believing is more than intellectual agreement. It is a transfer of trust to Jesus.
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τηρέω
to keep
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τηρέω
To keep, to guard, to observe. Tereo. Keep yourselves in the love of God. Staying in God's love requires active keeping. Do not drift. Make choices that keep you close.
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κρίνω
having adjudged
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κρίνω
To judge, to decide, to determine. Krino. Judge not that you be not judged. The standard you use for others will be used for you. Mercy shown returns as mercy received.
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φυλάσσω
to keep from
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φυλάσσω
To guard, to keep, to watch. Phulasso. Guard the good deposit entrusted to you. The faith once delivered to the saints is a treasure. Guard it. It is worth protecting.
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ἔθνος
of the Gentiles
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ἔθνος
Nation, people group, Gentile. Ethnos. Go and make disciples of all nations. Every people group on earth is included in God's redemptive plan. None are excluded.
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ἐπιστέλλω
wrote to
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ἐπιστέλλω
to enjoin (by writing), i.e. (genitive case) to communicate by letter (for any purpose)
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πνικτός
what is strangled
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πνικτός
throttled, i.e. (neuter concretely) an animal choked to death (not bled)
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τοιοῦτος
such
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τοιοῦτος
truly this, i.e. of this sort (to denote character or individuality)
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πορνεία
sexual immorality.
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πορνεία
harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry
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εἰδωλόθυτον
idol-sacrifices
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εἰδωλόθυτον
an image-sacrifice, i.e. part of an idolatrous offering
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τέ
both
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τέ
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
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μηδείς
nothing
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μηδείς
not even one (man, woman, thing)
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εἰ
only
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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