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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Acts 16:20 Catholic Bible: They brought them before the Roman officials and said, "These men are Jews, and they are causing trouble in our city. </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/acts/16-20.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/acts/16-20.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/acts/16-20.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/acts/1.htm">Acts</a> > <a href="/gntd/acts/16.htm">Chapter 16</a> > Verse 20</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../acts/16-19.htm" title="Acts 16:19">◄</a> Acts 16:20 <a href="../acts/16-21.htm" title="Acts 16:21">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/acts/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/acts/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They brought them before the Roman officials and said, "These men are Jews, and they are causing trouble in our city. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, “These men are disturbing our city; they are Jews<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/acts/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They told the officials, "These Jews are upsetting our city! <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These people are Jews and are disturbing our city<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/acts/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And presenting them to the magistrates, they said: These men disturb our city, being Jews:<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">And presenting them to the magistrates, they said: These men disturb our city, being Jews:</p><p class="hdg">being.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../acts/18-2.htm">Acts 18:2</a> And finding a certain Jew, named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with Priscilla his wife (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome), he came to them.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../acts/19-34.htm">Acts 19:34</a> But as soon as they perceived him to be a Jew, all with one voice, for the space of about two, hours, cried out: Great is Diana of the Ephesians!</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../ezra/4-12.htm">Ezra 4:12-15</a> Be it known to the king, that the Jews, who came up from thee to us, are come to Jerusalem a rebellious and wicked city, which they are building, setting up the ramparts thereof and repairing the walls. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../esther/3-8.htm">Esther 3:8,9</a> And Aman said to king Assuerus: There is a people scattered through all the provinces of thy kingdom, and separated one from another, that use new laws and ceremonies, and moreover despise the king's ordinances: and thou knowest very well that it is not expedient for thy kingdom that they should grow insolent by impunity. . . . </p><p class="hdg">do.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../acts/17-6.htm">Acts 17:6-8</a> And not finding them, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying: They that set the city in an uproar are come hither also: . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../acts/28-22.htm">Acts 28:22</a> But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that it is every where contradicted.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17,18</a> And when he had seen him, he said: Art thou he that troublest Israel? . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/2-3.htm">Matthew 2:3</a> And king Herod hearing this, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-20</a> If the world hate you, know ye that it hath hated me before you. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a> And be not conformed to this world: but be reformed in the newness of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and the acceptable and the perfect will of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a> Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world is the enemy of God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of this world becometh an enemy of God.</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/acts/16.htm">Paul and Silas Imprisoned</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>But her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, apprehending Paul and Silas, brought them into the market place to the rulers. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl">And presenting them to the magistrates, they said: These men disturb our city, being Jews:</span> <span class="reftext">21</span>And preach a fashion which it is not lawful for us to receive nor observe, being Romans.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../esther/3-8.htm">Esther 3:8</a></span><br />And Aman said to king Assuerus: There is a people scattered through all the provinces of thy kingdom, and separated one from another, that use new laws and ceremonies, and moreover despise the king's ordinances: and thou knowest very well that it is not expedient for thy kingdom that they should grow insolent by impunity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../jeremiah/38-4.htm">Jeremiah 38:4</a></span><br />And the princes said to the king. We beseech thee that this man may be put to death: for on purpose he weakeneth the hands of the men of war, that remain in this city, and the hands of the people, speaking to them according to these words: for this man seeketh not peace to this people, but evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19</a></span><br />But her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, apprehending Paul and Silas, brought them into the market place to the rulers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../acts/16-21.htm">Acts 16:21</a></span><br />And preach a fashion which it is not lawful for us to receive nor observe, being Romans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a 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