'Nation' in the Bible

And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation of those under the heaven,

and the nation whom they shall serve I will judge, said God; and after these things they shall come forth and shall do Me service in this place.

And a certain man, by name Simon, was before in the city using magic, and amazing the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be a certain great one,

And they said, 'Cornelius, a centurion, a man righteous and fearing God, well testified to, also, by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy messenger to send for thee, to his house, and to hear sayings from thee.'

but in every nation he who is fearing Him, and is working righteousness, is acceptable to Him;

He made also of one blood every nation of men, to dwell upon all the face of the earth -- having ordained times before appointed, and the bounds of their dwellings --

and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, 'Much peace enjoying through thee, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through thy forethought,

And Paul answered -- the governor having beckoned to him to speak -- 'Knowing that for many years thou hast been a judge to this nation, the more cheerfully the things concerning myself I do answer;

'And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,

The manner of my life then, indeed, from youth -- which from the beginning was among my nation, in Jerusalem -- know do all the Jews,

and the Jews having spoken against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar -- not as having anything to accuse my nation of;