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The council’s letter · 15:29
ἀπέχεσθαι εἰδωλοθύτων καὶ αἵματος καὶ ⸀πνικτῶν καὶ πορνείας· ἐξ ὧν διατηροῦντες ἑαυτοὺς εὖ πράξετε. ἔρρωσθε.SBLGNT · original Greek
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