Acts 16:21

and are advocating ¹  customs that are not lawful for us to accept ²  or practice, ³  since we are ⁴  Romans.”

biblegateway Act 16:21

by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practise."

biblegateway Act 16:21

and are proclaiming customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."

biblegateway Act 16:21

"They are teaching the people to do things that are against Roman customs."

biblegateway Act 16:21

subverting our Roman law and order."

SABDAweb Act 16:21

Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.

bibleoremus Act 16:21

and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to adopt or observe."

biblegateway Act 16:21

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

biblegateway Act 16:21

and are advocating ¹  customs that are not lawful for us to accept ²  or practice, ³  since we are ⁴  Romans.”

¹ tn Grk “proclaiming,” but in relation to customs, “advocating” is a closer approximation to the meaning.

² tn Or “acknowledge.”

³ sn Customs that are not lawful for us to accept or practice. Ironically, the charges are similar to those made against Jesus in Luke 23:2, where Jews argued he was “twisting” their customs. The charge has three elements: (1) a racial element (Jewish); (2) a social element (unlawful); and (3) a traditional element (not their customs).

⁴ tn Grk “we being Romans.” The participle οὖσιν (ousin) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.