Acts 16:20 Meaning and Explanation
“And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,”
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Read Full Chapter →They accuse Paul and Silas before the magistrates as Jews who are throwing the city into an uproar.
What Does Acts 16:20 Mean?
In the forum of the colony, the slave-owners hide their financial motive behind a charge of civic disturbance, and they lead with prejudice: these men, being Jews. In a proud Roman town that word alone tilted the scales.
The charge stands reality on its head. The accusers profit from a captive child; the accused have brought the city its first taste of real freedom. Servants of Christ have often been branded troublers of the city, for disturbing a corrupt peace that needed disturbing.
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What does Acts 16:20 mean?
They accuse Paul and Silas before the magistrates as Jews who are throwing the city into an uproar.