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Revelation 2:14

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14But I have a few things against you. You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam,r who taught Balak to place a stumbling blockA in front of the Israelites: to eat meat sacrificed to idolss and to commit sexual immorality.t

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Footnotes

  1. AOr to place a trap

Cross references

  1. r2Pt 2:15
  2. sAc 15:29; 1Co 8:10; 10:19
  3. tNm 25:1; 31:16; 1Co 10:8

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality.

NLTNew Living Translation

“But I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you whose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel. He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But I have a few things against you: that you have there those who hold fast to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.

KJV 1900King James Version

But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.