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A Mask for Greed
Commentators highlight the accusers' hypocrisy. Their real motive was financial loss from the healed slave girl, but they masked their greed with a patriotic-sounding charge of violating Roman law. This shows how opposition to the gospel can be disguised by seemingly noble or legal arguments when the true motives are selfish.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 16:21
18th Century
Theologian
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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AT Robertson
On Acts 16:21
Customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans (εθη α ουκ εστιν ημιν παραδεχεσθα ουδε ποιειν Ρωμαιο…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 16:21
19th Century
Bishop
And teach customs.—The word is used to include ritual as well as social habits, and seems to have been specially used in …
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Charles Spurgeon
On Acts 16:20–21
19th Century
Preacher
Saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, and teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 16:21
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…
John Calvin
On Acts 16:21
16th Century
Theologian
Ordinances which. They resort to a preconceived argument, to prevent the issue from being disputed. The Papists deal with us in this way e…
John Gill
On Acts 16:21
17th Century
Pastor
And teach customs The Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read in the singular number, "custom or law"; referring to the …
Matthew Henry
On Acts 16:16–24
17th Century
Minister
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 …