Acts 16:21

They are Jews, and are teaching customs which we, as Romans, are not permitted to adopt or practise."

Weymouth NT (1912)

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. "These men," they said, "are creating a great disturbance in our city.

22The crowd, too, joined in the outcry against them, till at length the praetors ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods;

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Cross References

Acts 16:12and thence to Philippi, which is a city in Macedonia, the first in its district, a Roman colony. And there we stayed some little 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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