26and 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,


In Context

23 for, passing through and beholding your shrines, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, To the unknown God. Whom therefore ye reverence, not knowing him, him I announce to you.

24 The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,

25 nor is served by men's hands as needing something, himself giving to all life and breath and all things;

26 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,

27 that they may seek God; if indeed they might feel after him and find him, although he is not far from each one of us:

28 for in him we live and move and exist; as also some of the poets amongst you have said, For we are also his offspring.

Acts 17:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:26And 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;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:26From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:26And hath made of one, all mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, determining appointed times, and the limits of their habitation.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:26and 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;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:26and he made of one every nation of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:26And 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;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:26He 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,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:26He 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 —

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:26And has made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;