Acts 16:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 16:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 16:21 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 16:21 — KJV
“And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.”
— Acts 16:21 (KJV)
Acts 16:21 in Context — About the Book of Acts
Acts is volume two of Luke's history: the Spirit falls at Pentecost and a praying church turns the world upside down in one generation. Prison doors open, the gospel jumps every cultural wall, and every advance begins in a prayer meeting. It is the blueprint for Spirit-filled boldness.
Cross-References for Acts 16:21
“And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.”
Shares key themes with Acts 16:21: teach, customs, neither
“And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear. being...: Heb. weakness”
Shares key themes with Acts 16:21: neither, being
“Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.”
Shares key themes with Acts 16:21: neither, observe
“When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:”
Shares key themes with Acts 16:21: receive, neither
“Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.”
Shares key themes with Acts 16:21: teach, observe
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