KJV King James Version
Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 14:16
Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.
WEB World English Bible
who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
ASV American Standard Version
who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
who in the past generations did suffer all the nations to go on in their ways,
Surrounding context — Acts 14
13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
14 [Which] when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard [of], they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
19 And there came thither [certain] Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew [him] out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
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ὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαρῳχημέναιςG3944 · paroichomaito pass byγενεαῖςG1074 · geneagenerationεἴασενG1439 · eaōto allowπάνταG3956 · pasallτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔθνηG1484 · ethnosGentilesπορεύεσθαιG4198 · poreuōto travelταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoὁδοῖςG3598 · hodosroadαὐτῶν·G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Acts 17:30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:Psalm 81:12So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: [and] they walked in their own counsels.Romans 1:28And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;Psalm 147:20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and [as for his] judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.Ephesians 2:12That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:Romans 1:21-25Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.1 Peter 4:3For the time past of [our] life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:Micah 4:5For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.Hosea 4:17Ephraim [is] joined to idols: let him alone.
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