“ You must not eat winged insects that walk along the ground; they are detestable to you.

“凡有翅膀用四足爬行的物，你们都当以为可憎。

“凡有翅膀却用四足爬行的群聚动物，对你们是可憎的。

“凡有翅膀却用四足爬行的群聚动物，对你们是可憎的。

“你们要憎恶会飞会爬的昆虫，

“凡有翅膀、四足爬行的生物，你们都要当作可憎之物。

「凡有翅膀用四足爬行的物，你們都當以為可憎。

「凡有翅膀卻用四足爬行的羣聚動物，對你們是可憎的。

「凡有翅膀卻用四足爬行的羣聚動物，對你們是可憎的。

「你們要憎惡會飛會爬的昆蟲，

“凡有翅膀、四足爬行的生物，你們都要當作可憎之物。

『凡有翅膀、用四腳爬行的滋生蟲、你們都要以為可憎物。

凡有羽翼、以四足而行者、俱為可憎、

凡羽族有四足者、俱為可憎。

凡飛蟲有四足者、爾悉當視為可憎、

“‘ All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you.

“‘ Treat as“ unclean” every flying insect that walks on all fours.

“ All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you.

“ All winged insects that walk on all fours are to be abhorrent to you.

‘ All the winged insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.

‘ All flying insects that creep on all fours shall be an abomination to you.

All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination unto you.

“ All winged insects that walk on all fours are to be detestable to you.

All fowls that creep, going upon[ all] four,[ shall be] an abomination unto you.

“‘ Every winged swarming thing that walks on all fours is detestable to you.

“‘ All flying insects that walk on all fours are an abomination to you.

“ No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.

So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria returned to Bethel and taught the new residents how to worship the Lord.But these various groups of foreigners also continued to worship their own gods. In town after town where they lived, they placed their idols at the pagan shrines that the people of Samaria had built.Those from Babylon worshiped idols of their god Succoth benoth. Those from Cuthah worshiped their god Nergal. And those from Hamath worshiped Ashima.The Avvites worshiped their gods Nibhaz and Tartak. And the people from Sepharvaim even burned their own children as sacrifices to their gods Adrammelech and Anammelech.These new residents worshiped the Lord, but they also appointed from among themselves all sorts of people as priests to offer sacrifices at their places of worship.And though they worshiped the Lord, they continued to follow their own gods according to the religious customs of the nations from which they came.And this is still going on today. They continue to follow their former practices instead of truly worshiping the Lord and obeying the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands he gave the descendants of Jacob, whose name he changed to Israel.For the Lord had made a covenant with the descendants of Jacob and commanded them:“ Do not worship any other gods or bow before them or serve them or offer sacrifices to them.But worship only the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt with great strength and a powerful arm. Bow down to him alone, and offer sacrifices only to him.Be careful at all times to obey the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands that he wrote for you. You must not worship other gods.Do not forget the covenant I made with you, and do not worship other gods.You must worship only the Lord your God. He is the one who will rescue you from all your enemies.”But the people would not listen and continued to follow their former practices.So while these new residents worshiped the Lord, they also worshiped their idols. And to this day their descendants do the same.

Of the animals that walk on all fours, those that have paws are unclean. If you touch the carcass of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening.

By the power of your hand, O Lord, destroy those who look to this world for their reward. But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants.

But these people scoff at things they do not understand. Like unthinking animals, they do whatever their instincts tell them, and so they bring about their own destruction.

These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Spirit in them.

For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ.They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth.

All other winged insects that walk along the ground are detestable to you.

“ All winged insects that walk along the ground are ceremonially unclean for you and may not be eaten.

Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.