- from pollutions:
- "That ye abstainª° from meats offered to idols,ª andª from blood,ª andª from things strangled,ª andª from fornication:ª fromª whichª if ye keepª° yourselves,ª ye shall doª° well.ª Fare ye well.ª°" {Act 15:29} + "Then Jacobª saidª° unto¹ his household,ª and to¹ all¹ that¹ [were] with¹ him, Put awayª°¹ the strangeª godsª that¹ [are] among¹ you,² and be clean,ª° and changeª° your garments:ª" {Gen 35:2} + "Thou shalt have¹ no¹ otherª godsª before¹¹ me.² ... Thou shalt not¹ bow down²° thyself¹ to them, nor¹ serveª° them: for¹ I¹ the LORDª thy Godª [am] a jealousª God,ª visitingª° the iniquityª of the fathersª upon¹ the childrenª unto¹ the thirdª and fourthª [generation] of them that hateª° me;" {Exd 20:3-5} + "Ye shall not¹ makeª° with¹ me godsª of silver,ª neither¹ shall ye makeª° unto you godsª of gold.ª" {Exd 20:23} + "Lest¹ thou makeª° a covenantª with the inhabitantsª° of the land,ª and they go a whoringª° afterª their gods,ª and do sacrificeª° unto their gods,ª and [one] callª° thee, and thou eatª° of his sacrifice;ª¹ ... And thou takeª° of their daughtersª¹ unto thy sons,ª and their daughtersª go a whoringª° afterª their gods,ª and make²°¹ thy sonsª go a whoringª° afterª their gods.ª" {Exd 34:15-16} + "And they calledª° the peopleª unto the sacrificesª of their gods:ª and the peopleª did eat,ª° and bowed downª° to their gods.ª" {Num 25:2} + "Yea, they sacrificedª°¹ their sonsª and their daughtersª unto devils,ª ... Thus were they defiledª° with their own works,ª and went a whoringª° with their own inventions.ª" {Psa 106:37-39} + "Wherefore¹ sayª° unto¹ the houseª of Israel,ª Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Are ye¹ pollutedª° after the mannerª of your fathers?ª and commit ye whoredomª°¹ afterª their abominations?ª ... For when ye offerª° your gifts,ª when ye make your sonsª to pass¹ through²° the fire,ª ye¹ pollute²° yourselves¹ with all¹ your idols,ª even unto¹ this day:ª and shall I¹ be enquired²° of¹ by you, O houseª of Israel?ª [As] I¹ live,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª I will not¹ be enquired²° of¹ by you." {Ezk 20:30-31} + "Nowª as touchingª things offered unto idols,ª we knowª° thatª we allª haveª° knowledge.ª Knowledgeª puffeth up,ª° butª charityª edifieth.ª°" {1Co 8:1} + "As concerningª thereforeª the¹ eatingª of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols,ª we knowª° that²¹ an idolª [is] nothingª inª the world,ª andª thatª [there is] noneª otherª Godª butª one.ª ... Wherefore,ª ifª meatª make²° my² brother² to offend,ª°¹¹ I will eatª° noª fleshª while the world standeth,ªª¹ lestª I make²° my² brother² to offend.ª°¹¹" {1Co 8:4-13} + "Butª I [say], thatª the things whichª the¹ Gentilesª sacrifice,ª° they sacrificeª° to devils,ª andª notª to God:ª andª I wouldª° notª that yeª should haveª° fellowshipª with devils.ª ... Do we¹ provoke²²° the Lord² to jealousy?ª°¹¹ are¹ we²°¹ stronger¹ than²² he?ª" {1Co 10:20-22} + "Butª ifª any manª sayª° unto you,ª Thisª isª° offered in sacrifice unto idols,ª eatª° notª for² his sakeª¹ that shewed¹ it,²° andª for conscience¹ sake:² forª the¹ earthª [is] the¹ Lord's,ª andª the¹ fulnessª thereof:²¹" {1Co 10:28} + "Butª I haveª° a few thingsª againstª thee,ª becauseª thou hastª° thereª them that holdª° the¹ doctrineª of Balaam,ª whoª taughtª²° Balacª to castª° a stumblingblockª beforeª the¹ childrenª of Israel,ª to eatª° things sacrificed unto idols,ª andª to commit fornication.ª°" {Rev 2:14} + "Notwithstandingª I haveª° a few thingsª againstª thee,ª becauseª thou sufferestª° that womanª Jezebel,ª which² callethª° herselfª a prophetess,ª to teachª° andª to seduceª° myª servantsª to commit fornication,ª° andª to eatª° things sacrificed unto idols.ª" {Rev 2:20} + "Andª the¹ restª of the¹ menª whichª were²° notª killedª° byª theseª plaguesª yet²° repented²° notª¹ ofª the¹ worksª of their²¹ hands,ª that²°¹ they should²° not²¹ worshipª° devils,ª andª idolsª of gold,ª andª silver,ª andª brass,ª andª stone,ª andª of wood:ª whichª neitherª canª° see,ª° norª hear,ª° norª walk:ª°" {Rev 9:20} + "Andª he hadª° inª his²¹ handª a little bookª open:ª° andª he setª° his²¹ rightª footª uponª the¹ sea,ª andª [his] leftª [foot] onª the¹ earth,ª" {Rev 10:2} + "Andª the¹ voiceª whichª I heardª° fromª heavenª spakeª° untoª meª again,ª andª said,ª° Goª° [and] takeª° the¹ little bookª which² is openª° inª the¹ handª of the angelª which² standethª° uponª the¹ seaª andª uponª the¹ earth.ª" {Rev 10:8}
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