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Acts 16:19-21
1599 Geneva Bible
Acts 16:19-21
1599 Geneva Bible
19 [a]Now when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the Magistrates.
20 [b]And brought them to the governors, saying, These men which are Jews trouble our city,
21 [c]And preach ordinances, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, seeing we are Romans.
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- Acts 16:19 Covetousness of lucre and gain is an occasion of persecuting the truth. In the mean season, God sparing Timothy, calleth Paul and Silas as the stronger, to battle.
- Acts 16:20 Covetousness pretendeth a desire of common peace and godliness.
- Acts 16:21 It is an argument of the devil, to urge the authority of ancestors without any distinction.
Acts 16:19-21
New International Version
Acts 16:19-21
New International Version
19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money(A) was gone, they seized Paul and Silas(B) and dragged(C) them into the marketplace to face the authorities. 20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar(D) 21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans(E) to accept or practice.”(F)
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