# Connecting Statement:

This concludes the letter from the Jerusalem church to the Gentile believers in Antioch.

# from things sacrificed to idols

This means they are not allowed to eat the meat of an animal that someone sacrifices to an idol.

# blood

This refers to drinking blood or eating meat from which the blood has not been drained. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])

# things strangled

A strangled animal was killed but its blood was not drained.

# Farewell

This announces the end of the letter. Alternate translation: "Goodbye"