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The biblical word for narcotics or bad drugs is φαρμακεια ("pharmakeia"), which was translated as "sorcery" in the [[KJV]] but would be better translated today to mean drug abuse.  
 
The biblical word for narcotics or bad drugs is φαρμακεια ("pharmakeia"), which was translated as "sorcery" in the [[KJV]] but would be better translated today to mean drug abuse.  
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== Smoking ==
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There are no references to (human) "smoking" or "tobacco" in the Bible, as usage did not occur in any significant way until the 1600s.
    
== Gambling ==
 
== Gambling ==
    
There are no references to "dice" or "cards" in the Bible.  The primary reference to gambling is in the "casting of lots" by the Roman soldiers to see who could take Jesus's clothing as some kind of trophy after the [[Crucifixion]].  Most modern English translations do not use the term "gambling" to describe that incident, however.
 
There are no references to "dice" or "cards" in the Bible.  The primary reference to gambling is in the "casting of lots" by the Roman soldiers to see who could take Jesus's clothing as some kind of trophy after the [[Crucifixion]].  Most modern English translations do not use the term "gambling" to describe that incident, however.
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== Pornography ==
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The Old Testament prohibited making an image of human beings, and that would prohibit any pornography also.  The term is not used in modern translations of the Bible, but the ESV references various forms of the terms "prostitution" 57 times, "adultery" 71 times, and "lust" 22 times.  The penalty for adultery was death under the Old Testament.
    
== References ==
 
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