Acts 16:20

And having brought them to the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, are troubling our city exceedingly,

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

In Context

19And when her masters saw that their hope for profit was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,

21And they teach customs which are not lawful for us Romans to accept, or to observe.

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Cross References

Matthew 2:3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Acts 17:6And when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also;

Acts 19:34But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all cried out with one voice for about two hours, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

Romans 12:2And do not be conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good, and acceptable, and perfect.

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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