KJV King James Version
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 16:21
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”
WEB World English Bible
and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”
ASV American Standard Version
and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.’
Surrounding context — Acts 16
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 came out the same hour.
19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew [them] into the marketplace unto the rulers,
20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat [them].
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandκαταγγέλλουσινG2605 · katangellōto proclaimἔθηG1485 · ethoscustomἃG3739 · hos, hēwhichοὐκG3756 · ounoἔξεστινG1832 · exesti, exonbe permittedἡμῖνG3165 · memeπαραδέχεσθαιG3858 · paradechomaito welcomeοὐδὲG3761 · oudenorποιεῖνG4160 · poieōto do/make: doῬωμαίοιςG4514 · RhōmaiosRomanοὖσιν.G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
Esther 3:8And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws [are] diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it [is] not for the king’s profit to suffer them.Acts 16:12And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, [and] a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.Jeremiah 10:3For the customs of the people [are] vain: for [one] cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.Acts 26:3Especially [because I know] thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
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