Acts 16:21
And preache ordinances, which are not lawfull for vs to receiue, neither to obserue, seeing we are Romanes.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
In Context
20And brought them to the gouernours, saying, These men which are Iewes, trouble our citie,
Cross References
Esther 3:8Then Haman said vnto King Ahashuerosh, There is a people scattered, and dispersed among the people in all the prouinces of thy kingdome, and their lawes are diuers from all people, and they doe not obserue the Kings lawes: therefore it is not the Kings profite to suffer them.
Acts 16:12And from thence to Philippi, which is the chiefe citie in ye partes of Macedonia, and whose inhabitants came from Rome to dwell there, and we were in that citie abiding certaine dayes.
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 →