Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Holman Bible
for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
International Standard Version
for we cannot stop talking about what we've seen and heard."
A Conservative Version
For we are not able not to speak what we saw and heard.
American Standard Version
for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.
Amplified
for we, on our part, cannot stop telling [people] about what we have seen and heard.”
An Understandable Version
we cannot help but speak about the things we have seen and heard."
Anderson New Testament
For we can not but speak the things that we have seen and heard.
Common New Testament
for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard."
Daniel Mace New Testament
for we cannot avoid publishing what we have seen and heard.
Darby Translation
for as for us we cannot refrain from speaking of the things which we have seen and heard.
Godbey New Testament
for we are not able not to speak those things which we have seen and heard.
Goodspeed New Testament
for we cannot help telling of what we have seen and heard."
John Wesley New Testament
For we cannot but speak the things, which we have seen and heard.
Julia Smith Translation
For we cannot, the things we have seen and heard, not speak.
King James 2000
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For we are not able to refrain from speaking about [the things] that we have seen and heard."
Modern King James verseion
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For we cannot but speak that which we have seen and heard."
Moffatt New Testament
Certainly we cannot give up speaking of what we have seen and heard."
Montgomery New Testament
but for our part, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard."
NET Bible
for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard."
New Heart English Bible
for we cannot help telling the things which we saw and heard."
Noyes New Testament
For we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.
Sawyer New Testament
for we cannot but tell what we have seen and heard.
The Emphasized Bible
For, we, cannot but be speaking the things which we have seen and heard.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For we cannot refrain from speaking the things which we have seen and heard.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Judge for yourselves, for we cannot help speaking of what we have seen and heard."
Webster
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Weymouth New Testament
As for us, what we have seen and heard we cannot help speaking about."
Williams New Testament
for we cannot keep from telling what we have seen and heard."
World English Bible
for we can't help telling the things which we saw and heard."
Worrell New Testament
for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard."
Worsley New Testament
for we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Youngs Literal Translation
for we cannot but speak what we did see and hear.'
Themes
Caiaphas » Peter and other disciples accused before
Christian ministers » Faithful » Apostles
Conscience » Faithful » Of peter, in declaring the whole counsel of God
Courage » Examples of » Christ
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Peter and other disciples
Courageous reformers » Peter and john before the sanhedrin
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Duty » Pressure of » It makes the message imperative
religious Intolerance » The jewish leaders » In persecuting the disciples
Leaders » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Peter and john before the sanhedrin
Missionary-work by ministers » Obligations to engage in
Peter » Empowered » Enduing him with boldness and courage
Peter » Accused by the council; his defense
Power » Of testimony » Becomes irrepressible
Pressure of duty » It makes the message imperative
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Reprove and threaten peter and john
Courageous reformers » Rebuke sinful rulers » Peter and john before the sanhedrin
Religious » Courageous reformers, rebuke sinful rulers » Peter and john before the sanhedrin
Seven » Example of steadfastness » Peter and john
Stability » Seven notable examples of » Peter and john
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Peter and john
religious Testimony » Withheld special marks of true » Becomes irrepressible
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 4:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Peter And John On Trial Before The Sanhedrin
19 But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God: 20 For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of. 21 And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.
Cross References
Acts 22:15
For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and of what has come to your ears.
1 John 1:1-3
That which was from the first, which has come to our ears, and which we have seen with our eyes, looking on it and touching it with our hands, about the Word of life
Numbers 22:38
Then Balaam said to Balak, Now I have come to you; but have I power to say anything? Only what God puts into my mouth may I say.
Numbers 23:20
See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.
2 Samuel 23:2
The spirit of the Lord had voice through me, his word was on my tongue.
Job 32:18-20
For I am full of words, I am unable to keep in my breath any longer:
Jeremiah 1:7
But the Lord said to me, Do not say, I am a child: for wherever I send you, you are to go, and whatever I give you orders to say, you are to say.
Jeremiah 1:17-19
So make yourself ready, and go and say to them everything I give you orders to say: do not be overcome by fear of them, or I will send fear on you before them.
Jeremiah 4:19
My soul, my soul! I am pained to my inmost heart; my heart is troubled in me; I am not able to be quiet, because the sound of the horn, the note of war, has come to my ears.
Jeremiah 6:11
For this reason I am full of the wrath of the Lord, I am tired of keeping it in: may it be let loose on the children in the street, and on the band of the young men together: for even the husband with his wife will be taken, the old man with him who is full of days.
Jeremiah 20:9
And if I say, I will not keep him in mind, I will not say another word in his name; then it is in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am tired of keeping myself in, I am not able to do it.
Ezekiel 3:11
And go now to those who have been taken away as prisoners, to the children of your people, and say to them, This is what the Lord has said; if they give ear or if they do not.
Ezekiel 3:14-21
And the wind, lifting me up, took me away: and I went in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the Lord was strong on me.
Micah 3:8
But I truly am full of the spirit of the Lord, with power of judging and with strength to make clear to Jacob his wrongdoing and to Israel his sin.
Luke 1:2
As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers of the word,
Acts 1:8
But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Acts 1:22
Starting from the baptism of John till he went up from us, one will have to be a witness with us of his coming back from death.
Acts 2:4
And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.
Acts 2:32
This Jesus God has given back to life, of which we all are witnesses.
Acts 3:15
And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact we are witnesses.
Acts 5:32
And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep his laws.
Acts 10:39-41
And we are witnesses of all the things which he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they put to death, hanging him on a tree.
Acts 17:16-17
Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was troubled, for he saw all the town full of images of the gods.
Acts 18:5
And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was completely given up to the word, preaching to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.
1 Corinthians 9:16-17
For if I am a preacher of the good news, I have no cause for pride in this; because I am forced to do so, for a curse is on me if I do not.
Hebrews 2:3-4
What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;