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Acts 16:21

19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

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

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

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

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”
KJV
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
WEB
and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”
ASV
and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.
DARBY
and announce customs which it is not lawful for us to receive nor practise, being Romans.
BLB
and proclaim customs not lawful for us, being Romans, to accept nor to practice.”
ÅB
og forkynner skikker som vi ikke har lov til å ta imot eller leve etter, vi som er romere.
OTB
og forkynner skikker som er ulovlige for oss romere å akseptere eller praktisere."
B1930
og forkynner skikker som vi ikke har lov til å ta imot eller leve efter, vi som er romere.

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Cross references

  • Esther 3:8

    And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.

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  • Acts 16:12

    And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.

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  • Jeremiah 10:3

    For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

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  • Acts 26:3

    Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

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