Acts 16:21

“They are Jews, and they are teaching customs which it is not right for us, as Romans, to sanction or adopt.”

Open English Bible (US)

In The King James Version

And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

In Context

20and took them before the Magistrates. “These men are causing a great disturbance in our town,” they complained;

22The mob rose as one person against them, and the Magistrates stripped them of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods.

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Cross References

Esther 3:8So Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom, whose laws differ from those of every other and who do not keep the king’s laws. Therefore it is not right for the king to tolerate them.

Acts 16:12From there we made our way to Philippi, which is the principal city of that part of Macedonia, and also a Roman Settlement. In that city we spent several days.

Matthew Henry on Acts 16:17-25

The Expulsion of an Evil Spirit; Persecution of Philippi. 16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: 17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. 18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he… Read the whole commentary →

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