Acts 16:21

"They are teaching customs which it is not lawful for us as Romans to adopt or practise."

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20Then they brought them before the praetors, saying. "These fellows are Jews, who are making a great disturbance in our city.

22The crowd, too, rose up together against them, and the praetors, after having them stripped, and after ordering them to be flogged,

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Cross References

Acts 16:12and thence came to Philippi, a city of Macedonia, the fore most in its district, a Roman colony. There we stayed for some time.

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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