Acts 17:26

He made all races of the earth’s surface – fixing a time for their rise and fall, and the limits of their settlements –

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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;

In Context

25neither do human hands minister to his wants, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives, to all, life, and breath, and all things.

27That they might search for God, if by any means they might feel their way to him and find him. And yet he is not really far from any one of us;

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Cross References

Genesis 3:20The man, Adam, named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living people.

Matthew Henry on Acts 17:23-32

Paul at Athens. 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. 23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed… Read the whole commentary →

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