Acts 17:26
24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
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;
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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;
- WEB
- 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,
- ASV
- 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;
- DARBY
- and has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined ordained times and the boundaries of their dwelling,
- BLB
- 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,
- ÅB
- Han lot alle folkeslagene av samme blod bo over hele jorden, og fastsatte tidsaldre for dem og grenser mellom bostededene deres,
- OTB
- Fra ett menneske skapte han alle nasjoner av menneskeheten for å bo over hele jorden, og han fastsatte deres bestemte tider og grensene for deres bosteder,
- B1930
- og han lot alle folkeslag av ett blod bo over hele jorderike, og satte dem faste tider og grenseskjell mellem deres bosteder,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 32:7–8
Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
Read in contextGenesis 3:20
And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Read in contextMalachi 2:10
Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
Read in contextRomans 5:12–19
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:22
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
Read in contextJob 12:23
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
Read in contextJob 14:5
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
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