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Book of Acts
Chapter 15  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 15:19 DSN -> Synopsis on 15:19 GEB -> Study Notes on 15:19 GSB -> Study Notes on 15:19 JFB -> Commentary on 15:19 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 15:19 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 15:19 OCA -> Commentary on 15:19 PNT -> Commentary on 15:19 RWP -> Study Notes on 15:19 SRN -> Study Notes on 15:19 TSK -> Commentary on 15:19 TSK -> Entry for 15:19 WEN -> Notes on 15:19 NTB -> Antioch; Catholicity; Church; Circumcision; Council; Doctrines; Elder; Gentiles; James; Law; Titus TTT -> Justification before God EBD -> James; Peter SBD -> James the Less; Paul 15:19 - [In Context] "So I think we should not bother the non-Jewish brothers who have turned to God.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 15:20 DSN -> Synopsis on 15:20 GEB -> Study Notes on 15:20 GSB -> Study Notes on 15:20 JFB -> Commentary on 15:20 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 15:20 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 15:20 OCA -> Commentary on 15:20 PNT -> Commentary on 15:20 RWP -> Study Notes on 15:20 TSK -> Commentary on 15:20 TSK -> Entry for 15:20 WEN -> Notes on 15:20 NTB -> Adultery; Antioch; Blood; Catholicity; Chastity; Church; Circumcision; Council; Doctrines; Elder; Gentiles; Idolatry; James; Law; Strangled; Titus TTT -> Blood; Chastity; Idolatry; Justification before God EBD -> James; Peter SBD -> Marriage; Nicolaitans; Paul 15:20 - [In Context] Instead, we should write a letter to them. We should tell them these things: Don't eat food that has been given to idols. F312 (This makes the food unclean.) Don't do any kind of sexual sin. Don't eat meat from animals that have been strangled (choked) or any meat that still has the blood in it.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 15:21 DSN -> Synopsis on 15:21 GEB -> Study Notes on 15:21 GSB -> Study Notes on 15:21 JFB -> Commentary on 15:21 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 15:21 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 15:21 OCA -> Commentary on 15:21 PNT -> Commentary on 15:21 RWP -> Study Notes on 15:21 TSK -> Commentary on 15:21 TSK -> Entry for 15:21 WEN -> Notes on 15:21 NTB -> Antioch; Catholicity; Church; Circumcision; Council; Doctrines; Elder; Gentiles; James; Law; Sabbath; Synagogue; Titus TTT -> Justification before God; Law of Moses, The; Sabbath, The; Synagogues EBD -> James; Pentateuch; Peter SBD -> Paul; Synagogue 15:21 - [In Context] They should not do these things, because there are still men (Jews) in every city who teach the law of Moses. The words of Moses have been read in the synagogue F313 every Sabbath day F314 for many years."
FOOTNOTES: F312: idols   The false gods that the non-Jewish people worshiped. F313: synagogue(s)   Synagogues were places where Jews gathered for prayer, study of the Scriptures, and other public meetings. F314: Sabbath day   Saturday, a special day for Jews to rest and honor God.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; OCA - Original Commentary on Acts; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.