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Customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans (εθη α ουκ εστιν ημιν παραδεχεσθα ουδε ποιειν Ρωμαιο…

And teach customs. The word customs here (ethē) refers to religious rites or forms of worship. (See Barnes on Acts 6:14).
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And teach customs.—The word is used to include ritual as well as social habits, and seems to have been specially used in …

Saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, and teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, …

What Paul did for the slave girl was not appreciated by her masters. In exorcising the demon, he had exorcised their source of income. Because of i…

Ordinances which. They resort to a preconceived argument, to prevent the issue from being disputed. The Papists deal with us in this way e…

And teach customs The Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read in the singular number, "custom or law"; referring to the …

Satan, though the father of lies, will declare the most important truths when he can thereby serve his purposes. But much harm is done to the real …
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson