Acts 16:21 - Easy To Read Version They are telling the people to do things that are not right for us. We are Roman citizens and cannot do these things.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They encourage the practice of customs which it is unlawful for us Romans to accept or observe! American Standard Version (1901) and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans. Common English Bible who promote customs that we Romans can’t accept or practice.” Catholic Public Domain Version And they are announcing a way which is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, since we are Romans." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And preach a fashion which it is not lawful for us to receive nor observe, being Romans. |
Then Haman came to King Xerxes. He said, “King Xerxes, there is a certain group of people scattered among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom. Those people keep themselves separate from other people. Their customs are different from those of all other people. And those people don’t obey the king’s laws. It is not best for the king to allow those people to continue to live in your kingdom.
The customs of other people\par are worth nothing.\par Their idols are nothing but wood\par from the forest.\par Their idols are made by a worker\par with his chisel.\par
The Pharisees {\cf2\super [152]} saw this. They said to Jesus, “Look! Your followers are doing something that is against the \{Jewish\} law to do on the Sabbath day.”
Then we went to Philippi. Philippi is an important city in that part of Macedonia. It is a city for Romans. We stayed in that city for a few days.
The men brought Paul and Silas to the leaders and said, “These men are Jews. They are making trouble in our city.
I am very happy to talk to you, because you know much about all the Jewish customs and the things that the Jews argue about. Please listen to me patiently.