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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

Flee from sexual immorality... (1 Corinthians, 6:18)

Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from
food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat
of strangled animals and from blood. For Moses has been
preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the
synagogues on every Sabbath. (Acts, 15:20-21)

It seemed good... to us not to burden you with anything be-
yond the following requirements: You are to abstain from food
sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled ani-
mals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid
these things. Farewell. (Acts, 15:28-29)

As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our deci-

sion that they should abstain from food sacrificed to idols,
from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sex-
ual immorality. (Acts, 21:25)

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sex-
ual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what
make a man 'unclean'... (Matthew, 15:19-20)

[Jesus:] "Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus
replied. "There is only One Who is good. If you want to enter
life, obey the commandments [of God]." "Which ones?" the man

inquired. Jesus replied, "'Do not murder, do not commit adul-
tery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father
and mother,' and 'love your neighbor as yourself.'" (Matthew,
19:17-19)

The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not mur-
der," "Do not steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other com-

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