Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
Judge for yourselves, for we cannot help speaking of what we have seen and heard."
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.
Bible in Basic English
For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of.
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.
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 replied: "Whether it is right, in the sight of God, to listen to you rather than to him-- 20 Judge for yourselves, for we cannot help speaking of what we have seen and heard." 21 However, after further warnings, the Council set them at liberty, not seeing any safe way of punishing them, because of the people, for they were all praising God for what had occurred;
Cross References
Acts 22:15
For you shall be a witness for him to all the world of what you have just seen and heard.
1 John 1:1-3
It is of what has been in existence from the Beginning, of what we have heard, of what we have seen with our eyes, of what we watched reverently and touched with our hands--it is about the Word who is the Life that we are now writing.
Luke 1:2
Just as they were reported to us by those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses, and afterwards became bearers of the Message.
Acts 1:8
But you shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit shall have descended upon you, and shall be witnesses for me not only in Jerusalem, but throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
Acts 1:22
From his baptism by John down to that day on which he was taken from us--some one must be found to join us as a witness of his resurrection."
Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with strange 'tongues' as the Spirit prompted their utterances.
Acts 2:32
It was this Jesus, whom God raised to life; and of that we are ourselves all witnesses.
Acts 3:15
The very Guide to Life you put to death! But God raised him from the dead--and of that we are ourselves witnesses.
Acts 5:32
And we are witness to the truth of this, and so is the Holy Spirit--the gift of God to those who obey him."
Acts 10:39-41
We are ourselves, too, witnesses to all that he did in Judea and in Jerusalem; yet they put him to death by hanging him on a cross!
Acts 17:16-17
While Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his heart was stirred at seeing the whole city full of idols.
Acts 18:5
But, when Silas and Timothy had come down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself entirely to delivering the Message, earnestly maintaining before the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
1 Corinthians 9:16-17
If I tell the Good News, I have nothing to boast of, for I can but do so. Woe is me if I do not tell it!
Hebrews 2:3-4
how can we, of all people, expect to escape, if we disregard so great a Salvation? It was the Master who at the outset spoke of this Salvation, and its authority was confirmed for us by those who heard him,