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Acts 14:16

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14:16In51 past52 generations he allowed all the nations53 to go their own ways,

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  1. 51 Grk “them, who in.” The relative pronoun (“who”) was replaced by the pronoun “he” (“In past generations he”) and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style, due to the length of the sentence in Greek and the awkwardness of two relative clauses (“who made the heaven” and “who in past generations”) following one another.
  2. 52 On this term see παροίχομαι. The word is a NT .
  3. 53 Or “all the Gentiles” (in Greek the word for “nation” and “Gentile” is the same). The plural here alludes to the variety of false religions in the pagan world.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the past, he let all nations go their own way.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own way,

NLTNew Living Translation

In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

who in generations that are past permitted all the nations to go their own ways.

KJV 1900King James Version

Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.