Acts 16:21

NETBible

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

NIV ©

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

NASB ©

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

NLT ©

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

MSG ©

subverting our Roman law and order."

BBE ©

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

NRSV ©

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

NKJV ©

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

KJV
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NASB ©
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NET [draft] ITL
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NETBible

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

NET Notes

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.