Acts 16:21

and they are proclaiming customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice.”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20After bringing them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are seriously disturbing our city. They are Jews,

22The crowd rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their garments off them and ordered them to be beaten with rods.

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Cross References

Acts 16:12From there we went on to Philippi, which is a Roman colony and a leading city of that district of Macedonia. We stayed in that city for 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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