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Acts 16:21

In Acts 16 of Acts.

And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinteachκαταγγέλλω (katangellō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “teach”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2605I declare openly, proclaim, preach, laud, celebrate.teachἔθηethēcustomsἔθος (ethos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “customs”, the object formG1485a custom, habit; an institute, rite.customsἃhawhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔξεστινexestinlawfulἔξεστι(ν)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “lawful”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1832it is permitted, lawful, possible.This verse uses “lawful”.lawfulἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).for usπαραδέχεσθαιparadechesthaito receiveπαραδέχομαι (paradechomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to receive”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3858I receive, accept, acknowledge.This verse uses “receive”.to receiveοὐδὲoudeneitherοὐδέconjunction — “neither”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “neither”.neitherποιεῖνpoieinto observeποιέω (poieō)verb, present active infinitive — “to observe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.to observeῬωμαίοιςrhōmaioisRomansῬωμαῖος (rhōmaios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “Romans”, the to- or for-formG4514Roman; subst: a Roman citizen.Romansοὖσινousinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'

World English Bible

and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”

Darby Translation

and announce customs which it is not lawful for us to receive nor practise, being Romans.

Douay-Rheims

And preach a fashion which it is not lawful for us to receive nor observe, being Romans.

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