Acts 17:26

Acts 17:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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;
• New International Version (NIV)From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings,

Context of Acts 17:26

24The God who made the universe and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth. He doesn’t live in shrines made by humans, 25and he isn’t served by humans as if he needed anything. He gives everyone life, breath, and everything they have. From one man he has made every nation of humanity to live all over the earth. He has given them the seasons of the year and the boundaries within which to live. 27He has done this so that they would look for God, somehow reach for him, and find him. In fact, he is never far from any one of us. 28Certainly, we live, move, and exist because of him. As some of your poets have said, ‘We are God’s children.’

Acts 17:26 word by word

ἐποίησέν τε ἐξ ἑνὸς πᾶν ἔθνος ἀνθρώπων κατοικεῖν ἐπὶ παντὸς προσώπου τῆς γῆς, ὁρίσας προστεταγμένους καιροὺς καὶ τὰς ὁροθεσίας τῆς κατοικίας αὐτῶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• hath madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• nationsἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• of menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• for to dwellκατοικέωkatoikeō · to dwellG2730
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the faceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• of the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• and hath determinedὁρίζωhorizō · to determineG3724
• the timesκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• before appointedπροτάσσωprotassō · to predetermineG4384
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the boundsὁροθεσίαhorothesia · fixed boundaryG3734
• of theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• habitationκατοικίαkatoikia · dwellingG2733

Cross-references for Acts 17:26

• Genesis 3:20Adam named his wife Eve [Life] because she became the mother of every living person.
• Genesis 9:19These were Noah’s three sons. From them the whole earth was populated. Ham was the father of Canaan.
• Malachi 2:10Don’t all of us have the same father? Hasn’t the same God created us? Why are we unfaithful to each other? And why do we dishonor the promise given to our ancestors?
• Romans 5:12Sin came into the world through one person, and death came through sin. So death spread to everyone, because everyone sinned.
• 1 Corinthians 15:22As everyone dies because of Adam, so also everyone will be made alive because of Christ.
• Acts 15:18He is the one who will do these things that have always been known!’
• Deuteronomy 32:7Remember a time long ago. Think about all the past generations. Ask your fathers to remind you, and your leaders to tell you.
• Job 14:5If the number of his days and the number of his months are determined by you, and you set his limit, then he cannot go past it.
• Psalms 31:15My future is in your hands. Rescue me from my enemies, from those who persecute me.
• Isaiah 14:31Cry loudly in the gate! Cry out in the city! Be frightened, all you Philistines! Smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.
• Isaiah 45:21Speak and present your case. Yes, let them consult one another. Who revealed this in the distant past and predicted it long ago? Wasn’t it I, the Lord? There is no other God except me. There is no other righteous God and Savior besides me.
• Daniel 11:27The two kings will both plan to do evil. They will sit at the same table and tell lies. But they will not succeed, because the end must wait until the appointed time.
• Hebrews 2:3So how will we escape punishment if we reject the important message, the message that God saved us? First, the Lord told this saving message. Then those who heard him confirmed that message.

Commentaries on Acts 17:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Hath made of one blood - In AB, some others, with the Coptic, Ethiopic, Vulgate, Itala, Clement, and Bede, the word ̔, blood, is omitted. He hath made of one (meaning Adam) all nations of men; but ̔, blood, is often used by the best writers for race, stock, kindred: so Homer, Iliad, vi. ver. 211: ̔ . I glory in being of that same race and blood. So Virgil, Aen. viii. ver. 142, says; Sic genus amborum scindit se Sanguine ab uno. Thus, from one stock, do…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26And hath made of one blood - All the families of mankind are descended from one origin or stock. However different their complexion, features, or language, yet they are derived from a common parent. The word blood is often used to denote “race, stock, kindred.” This passage affirms that all the human family are descended from the same ancestor; and that, consequently, all the variety of complexion, etc., is to be traced to some other cause than that they…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-31Verses 22-31 Here we have a sermon to heathens, who worshipped false gods, and were without the true God in the world; and to them the scope of the discourse was different from what the apostle preached to the Jews. In the latter case, his business was to lead his hearers by prophecies and miracles to the knowledge of the Redeemer, and faith in him; in the former, it was to lead them, by the common works of providence, to know the Creator, and worship…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-31Paul’s sermon in Athens shows how well he could adapt his preaching of the good news (Romans 11:14; 1 Corinthians 9:19–23; 10:33; compare Acts 16:3; 17:2–3; 21:20–26). His Greek audience did not know the Scriptures or believe in one God like the Jews. However, they had a strong intellectual background. Paul connected with them using an Athenian inscription on an altar TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. He then explained God’s nature as the Creator (17:22–29), followed by…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. and hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth--Holding with the Old Testament teaching, that in the blood is the life (Ge 9:4; Le 17:11; De 12:23), the apostle sees this life stream of the whole human race to be one, flowing from one source [Baumgarten]. and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation--The apostle here opposes both Stoical Fate and Epicurean Chance, ascribing…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Acts 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings