Acts 17:26

“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;”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Acts 17:26

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:
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Acts chapter 17

and He made from one {man} every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined {their} appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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;
- American Standard Version (1901)

And he has made of one blood all the nations of men living on all the face of the earth, ordering their times and the limits of their lands,
- Basic English Bible

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,
- Darby Bible

And hath made of one, all mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, determining appointed times, and the limits of their habitation.
- Douay Rheims Bible

And hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
- Webster's Bible

He caused to spring from one forefather people of every race, for them to live on the whole surface of the earth, and marked out for them an appointed span of life and the boundaries of their homes;
- Weymouth Bible

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,
- World English Bible

and made of oon al the kinde of men to enhabite on al the face of the erthe, determynynge tymes ordeyned, and termes of the dwellynge of hem,
- Wycliffe Bible

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 --
- Youngs Literal Bible

Tom's comment on 2020-04-04 12:17:54:

Because only males have the Y chromosome, the genes on this chromosome tend to be involved in male sex determination and development. Sex is determined by the SRY gene, which is responsible for the development of a fetus into a male. However; Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath; they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth. (Psalm 104:29-30)

Tom's comment on 2020-04-04 12:07:31:

"And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?" (Zechariah 3:1-2)

Tom's comment on 2020-04-04 11:59:07:

No matter how one reads it, whether "one race," "one blood," or "one family," the meaning is the same: all men are descended from a single ancestor, Adam. Adam named Eve as the "mother of all living" (Genesis 3:20); and the proof of this is evidenced by many things, one of these being the ability of a man of any race to provide a blood transfusion for a man of any other race. Though types may appear the oneness and brotherhood of man are affirmed in Acts17:26; and this was a principle far above anything the Greek philosophers ever dreamed of. Of course, the physical oneness of all men is the unity in view here as in Galatians 3:28; "There is neither Jew nor Greek/ neither male nor female:"

Lee's comment on 2015-04-19 10:10:06:

For those who can receive it, I see a much deeper meaning wrt bounds of habitation we now live as a people without borders . The reference is surely about our three spatial dimensions and time, from which we groan to escape, once we know Yeshua Messiah in His fullness. Be blessed!!!

Brianna's comment on 2014-01-16 15:49:37:

Interesting scripture. So, Adam had the ability to procreate all the races. I wonder what Adam an Eve looked like. Out of that one blood, all the nations appeared. That's pretty cool to think about.

Like Mom said, we are all equal!

Mom's comment on 2011-01-24 07:05:08:

Scripture says that God has made of one blood all nations--there is no superior race of people--all one human race. We all are equal at the foot of the cross.

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