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


In Context

18 She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, |I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!| It came out that very hour.

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

20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, |These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,

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

22 The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.

23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer 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 American Standard 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 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 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.