Revelation 2:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I do have a few things against you. Some of you are following the teaching of Balaam. Long ago he told Balak to teach the people of Israel to eat food that had been offered to idols and to be immoral.

Cross References

Isaiah 57:14

The LORD says, “Clear the road! Get it ready for my people.”

Jeremiah 6:21

So I will put stumbling blocks in your path, and everyone will die, including parents and children, neighbours and friends.

Ezekiel 3:20

Now suppose faithful people start sinning, and I decide to put stumbling blocks in their paths to make them fall. They deserve to die because of their sins. So if you refuse to warn them, I will forget about the times they were faithful, and I will hold you responsible for their death.

Ezekiel 44:12

But because these Levites served the people of Israel when they worshipped idols, I, the LORD God, promise that the Levites will be punished. They did not stop the Israelites from sinning,

Numbers 24:14

So I'm going back home, but I'm leaving you with a warning about what the Israelites will some day do to your nation.”

Numbers 31:16

They are the ones who followed Balaam's advice and invited our people to worship the god Baal-Peor. That's why the LORD punished us by killing so many of our people.

Numbers 31:8

including Balaam son of Beor and the five Midianite kings, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba.

Matthew 18:7

The world is in for trouble because of the way it causes people to sin. There will always be something to cause people to sin, but anyone who does this will be in for trouble.

Acts 15:29

But you should not eat anything offered to idols. You should not eat any meat that still has the blood in it or any meat of any animal that has been strangled. You must also not commit any terrible sexual sins. If you follow these instructions, you will do well. We send our best wishes.

Acts 21:25

Some while ago we told the Gentile followers what we think they should do. We instructed them not to eat anything offered to idols. They were told not to eat any meat with blood still in it or the meat of an animal that has been strangled. They were also told not to commit any terrible sexual sins.

Romans 11:9

Then David said, “Turn their meals into bait for a trap, so that they will stumble and be given what they deserve.

Romans 14:13

We must stop judging others. We must also make up our minds not to upset anyone's faith.

Romans 14:21

It is best not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else that causes problems for other followers of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:23

But we preach that Christ was nailed to a cross. Most Jews have problems with this, and most Gentiles think it is foolish.

1 Corinthians 7:2

Well, having your own husband or wife should keep you from doing something immoral.

Hebrews 13:4

Have respect for marriage. Always be faithful to your partner, because God will punish anyone who is immoral or unfaithful in marriage.

Joshua 24:9

King Balak decided that his nation Moab would go to war against you, so he asked Balaam to come and put a curse on you.

1 Peter 2:8

They disobeyed the message and stumbled and fell over that stone, because they were doomed.

2 Peter 2:15

They have left the true road and have gone down the wrong path by following the example of the prophet Balaam. He was the son of Beor and loved what he got from being a criminal.

Jude 1:11

Now they are in for real trouble. They have followed Cain's example and have made the same mistake that Balaam did by caring only for money. They have also rebelled against God, just as Korah did. Because of all this, they will be destroyed.

Revelation 2:20

But I still have something against you because of that woman Jezebel. She calls herself a prophet, and you let her teach and mislead my servants to do immoral things and to eat food offered to idols.

Revelation 2:4

But I do have something against you! And it is this: you don't have as much love as you used to.

Revelation 21:8

But I will tell you what will happen to cowards and to everyone who is unfaithful or dirty-minded or who murders or is sexually immoral or uses witchcraft or worships idols or tells lies. They will be thrown into that lake of fire and burning sulphur. This is the second death.

Revelation 22:15

But outside the city will be dogs, witches, immoral people, murderers, idol worshippers, and everyone who loves to tell lies and do wrong.