Acts 16:21

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Acts 16:21

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

and proclaim customs not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive nor to do.”

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Acts 16

¹⁹ When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

²⁰ They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil

²¹ by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”

²² The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.

²³ And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

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