Parallel Verses
World English Bible
who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
Holman Bible
In past generations He allowed all the nations
International Standard Version
In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways,
A Conservative Version
who in the generations that have passed allowed all the nations to go in their own ways,
American Standard Version
who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways.
Amplified
In generations past He permitted all the nations to go their own ways;
An Understandable Version
God allowed all nations to go their own way in past generations,
Anderson New Testament
who, in past generations, permitted all the nations to walk in their own ways;
Bible in Basic English
Who in the past let all nations go in the ways which seemed good to them.
Common New Testament
In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways;
Daniel Mace New Testament
who in past ages has let all Nations proceed in their own ways.
Darby Translation
who in the past generations suffered all the nations to go in their own ways,
Godbey New Testament
who in bygone generations, suffered all nations to walk in their own ways;
Goodspeed New Testament
In ages past he let all the heathen follow their own ways;
John Wesley New Testament
Yet he left not himself without witness,
Julia Smith Translation
Who in past generations suffered all nations to go in their ways.
King James 2000
Who in times past allowed all nations to walk in their own ways.
Lexham Expanded Bible
who in generations that are past permitted all the nations to go their [own] ways.
Modern King James verseion
who in past generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
the which in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
Moffatt New Testament
In bygone ages he allowed all nations to go their own ways,
Montgomery New Testament
In bygone generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways,
NET Bible
In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways,
New Heart English Bible
who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
Noyes New Testament
who in the ages past suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways;
Sawyer New Testament
who in past generations permitted all nations to walk in their own ways;
The Emphasized Bible
Who in the bygone generations suffered all the nations to be going on in their own ways, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
who in the past generations hath suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In bygone times he permitted all the nations to go their own ways.
Webster
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;
Williams New Testament
In ages past He let all the heathen go on in their own ways;
Worrell New Testament
Who, in the past generations, suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways;
Worsley New Testament
and all things therein, who in generations past suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways: though He left not Himself without witness;
Youngs Literal Translation
who in the past generations did suffer all the nations to go on in their ways,
Themes
Barnabas » Called jupiter (zeus)
Gentiles » Unclassified sciptures relating to
Lycaonia » Paul visits towns of
Lystra » One of two cities of lycaonia, to which paul and barnabas fled from persecutions in iconium
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 14:16
Prayers for Acts 14:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Mistaken For Gods In Lystra
15 "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them; 16 who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways. 17 Yet he didn't leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 17:30
The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,
Psalm 81:12
So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, that they might walk in their own counsels.
Micah 4:5
Indeed all the nations may walk in the name of their gods; but we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God forever and ever.
1 Peter 4:3
For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.
Psalm 147:20
He has not done this for just any nation. They don't know his ordinances. Praise Yah!
Hosea 4:17
Ephraim is joined to idols. Leave him alone!
Romans 1:21-25
Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.
Romans 1:28
Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
Ephesians 2:12
that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.