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The Visit to Lystra and Derbe

Acts 14:16

In 9 translations

BSB
In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.
KJV
Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
WEB
who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
ASV
who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways.
LSV
who in the past generations permitted all the nations to go on in their ways,
YLT
who in the past generations did suffer all the nations to go on in their ways,
DBY
who in the past generations suffered all the nations to go in their own ways,
DRC14:15
Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
GNV
Who in times past suffered all the Gentiles to walke in their owne waies.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὃς ἐν ταῖς παρῳχημέναις γενεαῖς εἴασεν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη πορεύεσθαι ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν·
RP2018
ὃς ἐν ταῖς παρῳχημέναις γενεαῖς εἴασεν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη πορεύεσθαι ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν.
TR-Boyd
ὃς ἐν ταῖς παρῳχημέναις γενεαῖς εἴασε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη πορεύεσθαι ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν.
SCR1894
ος εν ταις παρωχημεναις γενεαις ειασεν παντα τα εθνη πορευεσθαι ταις οδοις αυτων

Who and where

◆ First Missionary Journey◆ Mission to Lystra and Derbe

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 17:30Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
  • Psalms 81:12So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
  • Romans 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
  • Psalms 147:20He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
  • Romans 1:21–25For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,…
  • Micah 4:5Though 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.
  • Ephesians 2:12remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
  • 1 Peter 4:3For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
  • Hosea 4:17Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 14:15 in some Bibles
  • 14:16 in most Bibles

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