Acts 16:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.””
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“by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 16:21 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Esther 3:8Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
- Jeremiah 10:3For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman.
- Acts 16:12From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
- Acts 26:3especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
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