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Acts 16:20

Acts chapter 16 · verse 20 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

Context

v.19But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,

v.20This passage

v.21and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • James 4:4

    Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

  • Acts 17:6

    And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

  • John 15:18

    If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you.

  • Ezra 4:12

    Be it known unto the king, that the Jews that came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations.

  • Esther 3:8

    And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from those of every people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.

  • Acts 19:34

    But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.