Acts 16:21

The Passion Translation

They’re pushing their Jewish religion down our throats. It’s wrong and unlawful for them to promote these Jewish ways, for we are Romans living in a Roman colony.”

Cross References

Acts 26:3

Because you, more than anyone else, are very familiar with the customs and controversies among the Jewish people, I now ask for your patience as I state my case.

Acts 16:12

Finally we reached Philippi, a major city in the Roman colony of Macedonia, and we remained there for a number of days.

Jeremiah 10:3

For the religious practices of the nations are delusions. They cut down a tree from the forest, then a craftsman fashions it with his hands.

Matthew 12:2

But when some of the Pharisees saw what was happening, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples shouldn’t be harvesting grain on the Sabbath!”

Acts 16:20

When they appeared before the Roman soldiers and magistrates, the slave owners leveled accusations against them, saying, “These Jews are troublemakers. They’re throwing our city into confusion.