Acts 4:20

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Summary

Acts 4:20

For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

We cannot

The things

General references

Numbers 23:26

Mark 4:22

1 Corinthians 14:32

Bible References

We cannot

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave to them to speak forth.

But in Athens, while Paul was waiting for them, his spirit was painfully excited in him seeing the city given up to idolatry.

And when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in respect of the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

And Balaam said to Balak, Lo, I am come to thee; but shall I now be able at all to say anything? the word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.

Behold, I have received mission to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

The Spirit of Jehovah spoke by me, And his word was on my tongue.

For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.

But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for thou shalt go to whomsoever I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

My bowels! my bowels! I am in travail! Oh, the walls of my heart! My heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace: for thou hearest, my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the clamour of war.

And I am full of the fury of Jehovah, I am weary with holding in. Pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken; the aged with him that is full of days.

And I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name: but it was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones; and I became wearied with holding in, and I could not.

and go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear.

But truly I am filled with power by the Spirit of Jehovah, and with judgment and with might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

For if I announce the glad tidings, I have nothing to boast of; for a necessity is laid upon me; for it is woe to me if I should not announce the glad tidings.

The things

but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among the dead, whereof we are witnesses.

And we are his witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit also, which God has given to those that obey him.

We also are witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they also slew, having hanged him on a cross.

for thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,

how shall we escape if we have been negligent of so great salvation, which, having had its commencement in being spoken of by the Lord, has been confirmed to us by those who have heard;

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes; that which we contemplated, and our hands handled, concerning the word of life;

General references

And Balaam answered and said to Balak, Did I not tell thee, saying, All that Jehovah shall speak, that will I do?

For there is nothing hidden which shall not be made manifest; nor does any secret thing take place, but that it should come to light.

And spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.