Acts 16:21

Modern English Version

and teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.”

Cross References

Esther 3:8

Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There exists a scattered people dispersed among the other peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different from all others, and they are not complying with the king’s laws, so there may not be a suitable reason for the king to allow them to exist.

Jeremiah 10:3

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

Matthew 12:2

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!”

Acts 16:12

and from there to Philippi, which is the main city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony. We stayed in this city several days.

Acts 16:20

And they brought them to the magistrates, saying, “These men, being Jews, greatly trouble our city

Acts 26:3

especially because you are an expert in all customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg you to patiently listen to me.