Acts 14:16

The Visit to Lystra and Derbe

15“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.16In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.17Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

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Berean Standard Bible
In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.
American Standard Version (1901)
who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways.
Bible in Basic English
Who in the past let all nations go in the ways which seemed good to them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Nevertheless he left not himself without testimony, doing good from heaven, giving rains and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Free Bible Version
In past times he allowed all the nations to follow their own ways.
Geneva Bible 1599
Who in times past suffered all the Gentiles to walke in their owne waies.
King James (Authorized) Version
Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
Plain English Version
He let the people in every country go their own way, up until now,
Translation for Translators
In the past, all of you non-Jewish people worshipped whatever gods that you wanted to. God let you worship them, because you did not know him.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In the past ages, he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
Noah Webster Bible
Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
World English Bible
who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
Young's Literal Translation
who in the past generations did suffer all the nations to go on in their ways,