Acts 16:22

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

Key Reflection

This quote highlights the accusation made against Paul and Silas by the crowd, suggesting that their teachings were seen as foreign religious practices incompatible with Roman law and culture. It reflects the tension between new religious ideas and established societal norms, a theme that recurs in early Christian history.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 22. And the multitude, etc. It is evident that this was done in a popular tumult, and without even the form of law. Of this, Paul afterwards justly complained, as it was a violation of the privileges of a Roman citizen, and contrary to the laws. See Barnes "Ac 16:37". It was one instance in which men affect great zeal for the honour of the law, and yet are among the first to disregard it. And the magistrates. Ac 16:20. They who should have been their protectors, until they had had a fair trial according to law. Rent off their clothes. This was always done when one was to be scourged or whipped. The criminal was usually stripped entirely naked. Livy says, (ii.

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