Acts 14:16

New International Reader's Version

In the past, he let all nations go their own way.

Cross References

Psalm 147:20

He hasn’t done that for any other nation. They don’t know his laws. Praise the Lord.

Psalm 81:12

So I let them go their own stubborn way. I let them follow their own sinful plans.

Hosea 4:17

The people of Ephraim have joined themselves to other gods. And nothing can be done to help them.

Micah 4:5

Other nations worship and trust in their gods. But we will worship and obey the Lord. He will be our God for ever and ever.

Acts 17:30

In the past, God didn’t judge people for what they didn’t know. But now he commands all people everywhere to turn away from their sins.

Romans 1:28

They didn’t think it was important to know God. So God let them continue to have evil thoughts. They did things they shouldn’t do.

Romans 3:25

God gave Christ as a sacrifice to pay for sins through the spilling of his blood. So God forgives the sins of those who have faith. God did all this to prove that he does what is right. He is a God of mercy. So he did not punish for their sins the people who lived before Jesus lived.

Ephesians 2:12

Before you believed in Christ, you were separated from him. You were not considered to be citizens of Israel. You were not included in what the covenants promised. You were without hope and without God in the world.

1 Peter 4:3

You have spent enough time in the past doing what ungodly people choose to do. You lived a wild life. You longed for evil things. You got drunk. You went to wild parties. You worshiped statues of gods, which the Lord hates.