21and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.


In Context

18 And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.

19 But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,

20 and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

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

22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods.

23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

Acts 16:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:21And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:21by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:21And preach a fashion which it is not lawful for us to receive nor observe, being Romans.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:21and announce customs which it is not lawful for us to receive nor practise, being Romans.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:21and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:21And teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:21and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:21and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:21And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.