Acts 16:21
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
KJV
καὶ καταγγέλλουσιν ἔθη ἃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν ἡμῖν παραδέχεσθαι οὐδὲ ποιεῖν Ῥωμαίοις οὖσιν.
Greek NT
et annuntiant morem quem non licet nobis suscipere neque facere, cum simus Romani.
Vulgate
and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.
ASV
And preach a fashion which it is not lawful for us to receive nor observe, being Romans.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καταγγέλλω
kataggello
verb · 18×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὐδέ
oude
conjunction · 137×
παραδέχομαι
paradechomai
verb · 6×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
ἔθος
ethos
noun · 12×
ἔξεστι
exesti
verb · 32×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
Ῥωμαῖος
romaios
adjective · 12×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Acts 17:7 — Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
- Esth 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 k