Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version In the past, he let all nations go their own way. New Living Translation In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways, English Standard Version In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways. Berean Standard Bible In past generations, He let all nations go their own way. Berean Literal Bible who in the generations past allowed all the nations to go their own ways. King James Bible Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. New King James Version who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways. New American Standard Bible In past generations He permitted all the nations to go their own ways; NASB 1995 “In the generations gone by He permitted all the nations to go their own ways; NASB 1977 “And in the generations gone by He permitted all the nations to go their own ways; Legacy Standard Bible In the generations gone by He permitted all the nations to go their own ways; Amplified Bible In generations past He permitted all the nations to go their own ways; Christian Standard Bible In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own way, Holman Christian Standard Bible In past generations He allowed all the nations to go their own way, American Standard Version who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He who in the former ages was allowing all nations to go in their own way, Contemporary English Version In times past, God let each nation go its own way. Douay-Rheims Bible Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. English Revised Version who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways. GOD'S WORD® Translation In the past God allowed all people to live as they pleased. Good News Translation In the past he allowed all people to go their own way. International Standard Version In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways, Literal Standard Version who in the past generations permitted all the nations to go on in their ways, Majority Standard Bible In past generations, He let all nations go their own way. New American Bible In past generations he allowed all Gentiles to go their own ways; NET Bible In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways, New Revised Standard Version In past generations he allowed all the nations to follow their own ways; New Heart English Bible who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways. Webster's Bible Translation Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. Weymouth New Testament In times gone by He allowed all the nations to go their own ways; World English Bible who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways. Young's Literal Translation who in the past generations did suffer all the nations to go on in their ways, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Visit to Lystra and Derbe…15“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them. 16In past generations, He let all nations go their own way. 17Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”… Cross References Psalm 81:12 So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. Micah 4:5 Though each of the peoples may walk in the name of his god, yet we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever. Acts 17:30 Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent. Romans 3:25 God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. Treasury of Scripture Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. suffered. Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: Psalm 81:12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels. Psalm 147:20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. Jump to Previous Allowed Generations Good Nations Past Permitted Seemed Suffer Suffered Times Walk Way WaysJump to Next Allowed Generations Good Nations Past Permitted Seemed Suffer Suffered Times Walk Way WaysActs 14 1. Paul and Barnabas are persecuted from Iconium.8. At Lystra Paul heals a cripple, whereupon they are reputed as gods. 19. Paul is stoned. 21. They pass through various churches, confirming the disciples in faith and patience. 26. Returning to Antioch, they report what God had done with them. (16) Who in times past suffered all nations.--Better, all the heathen; the term used being that which is always employed of the nations outside the covenant of Israel. We have here the first germ of what may be fairly described as St. Paul's philosophy of history. The times of ignorance had been permitted by God, and those who had lived in them would be equitably dealt with, and judged according to their knowledge. The same thought meets us again in the speech at Athens (Acts 17:30). In Romans 1, 2, 11, we meet with it, in an expanded form, as a more complete vindication of the righteousness of God. The ignorance and the sins of the Gentile world had been allowed to run their course, as the Law had been allowed to do its partial and imperfect work among the Jews, as parts, if one may so speak, of a great divine drama, leading both to feel the need of redemption, and preparing both for its reception. All were included in unbelief that God might have mercy upon all (Romans 11:32).Verse 16. - The generations gone by for times past, A.V.; the nations for nations, A.V. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Inἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. past παρῳχημέναις (parōchēmenais) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 3944: To pass away time. From para and oichomai; to escape along, i.e. Be gone. generations, γενεαῖς (geneais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 1074: From genos; a generation; by implication, an age. [He] ὃς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. let εἴασεν (eiasen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1439: To allow, permit, let alone, leave. Of uncertain affinity; to let be, i.e. Permit or leave alone. all πάντα (panta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. nations ἔθνη (ethnē) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. go πορεύεσθαι (poreuesthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Strong's 4198: To travel, journey, go, die. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. [own] ταῖς (tais) Article - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. way. ὁδοῖς (hodois) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 3598: A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means. Links Acts 14:16 NIVActs 14:16 NLT Acts 14:16 ESV Acts 14:16 NASB Acts 14:16 KJV Acts 14:16 BibleApps.com Acts 14:16 Biblia Paralela Acts 14:16 Chinese Bible Acts 14:16 French Bible Acts 14:16 Catholic Bible NT Apostles: Acts 14:16 Who in the generations gone by allowed (Acts of the Apostles Ac) |