Acts 17:26

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

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KJV

King James Version

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

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WEB

World English Bible

He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons and the boundaries of their dwellings,

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ASV

American Standard Version

and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined [their] appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation;

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And He made out of one [man] every nation of men to dwell upon all the face of the earth, having determined [the] appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Acts 17

²⁴ The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

²⁵ Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

²⁶ From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

²⁷ God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

²⁸ ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’

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