Acts 16:21 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

and they're advocating customs that we can't accept or practice as Roman citizens."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.

BBE:

Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.

DBY:

and announce customs which it is not lawful for us to receive nor practise, being Romans.

ERV:

and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.

WEY:

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

WBS:

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

WEB:

and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."

YLT:

and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'

Acts 16:21 Cross References

XREF:

Esther 3:8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of all other people and they do not observe the king's laws, so it is not in the king's interest to let them remain.

Acts 16:12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony; and we were staying in this city for some days. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

16:21 {13} And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
(13) It is an argument of the devil to use the authority of ancestors, though not distinguishing exactly which ancestors.

PNT:

16:21 Teach customs... not lawful. According to Howson, Roman law sternly forbade one not a Jew to be circumcised. Paul and Silas did not teach this, but it was a safe charge to make, they being Jews.

WES:

16:21 And teach customs which it is not lawful for us to receive - The world has received all the rules and doctrines of all the philosophers that ever were. But this is a property of Gospel truth: it has something in it peculiarly intolerable to the world.

MHC:

16:16-24 Satan, though the father of lies, will declare the most important truths, when he can thereby serve his purposes. But much mischief is done to the real servants of Christ, by unholy and false preachers of the gospel, who are confounded with them by careless observers. Those who do good by drawing men from sin, may expect to be reviled as troublers of the city. While they teach men to fear God, to believe in Christ, to forsake sin, and to live godly lives, they will be accused of teaching bad customs.

CONC:

Accept Adopt Advocate Announce Customs Forth Jews Lawful Observe Permitted Practice Practise Proclaim Proclaiming Receive Romans Rules Teach Teaching Unlawful

Accept Adopt Advocate Advocating Announce Customs Forth Jews Lawful Observe Permitted Practice Practise Proclaim Proclaiming Receive Right Romans Rules Teach Teaching Unlawful

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