Acts 16:20 meaning and explanation
They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
Acts 16:20, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the words of the owners of the slave girl whose fortune telling income Paul had just ended by casting out the spirit. They drag Paul and Silas before the magistrates of Philippi, a Roman colony proud of its order and privileges, and frame the charge in ethnic and civic terms: these men are Jews, and they are disturbing the city.
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