Acts Chapter 4 verse 20 Holy Bible

ASV Acts 4:20

for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.
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BBE Acts 4:20

For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of.
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DARBY Acts 4:20

for as for us *we* cannot refrain from speaking of the things which we have seen and heard.
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KJV Acts 4:20

For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
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WBT Acts 4:20


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WEB Acts 4:20

for we can't help telling the things which we saw and heard."
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YLT Acts 4:20

for we cannot but speak what we did see and hear.'
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Acts 4 : 20 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - Saw and heard for have seen and heard, A.V. We cannot but speak, etc. We have here another instance of Peter's boldness of speech under the influence of the Holy Ghost.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) We cannot but speak . . .--The pronoun is emphatic: "we, for our part" . . . The question at issue was one of bearing witness, and that witness they had received a special command to bear (Acts 1:8).