Acts 4:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Acts 22:15 : 15 For you shall be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.
  • Jer 20:9 : 9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak anymore in his name. But his word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with holding back, and I could not stay.
  • Ezek 3:11 : 11 And go, get to those of the captivity, to the children of your people, and speak to them, and tell them, Thus says the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they refuse.
  • Acts 5:32 : 32 And we are His witnesses of these things, and so is also the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.
  • Mic 3:8 : 8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
  • Num 22:38 : 38 And Balaam said to Balak, Look, I have come to you: do I have any power at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.
  • Num 23:20 : 20 Behold, I have received a commandment to bless, and he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
  • Job 32:18-20 : 18 For I am full of words; the spirit within me compels me. 19 Behold, my belly is like wine that has no outlet; it is ready to burst like new wineskins. 20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed; I will open my lips and answer.
  • Jer 1:7 : 7 But the LORD said to me, Do not say, I am a child: for you shall go to all to whom I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.
  • Jer 1:17-19 : 17 Therefore prepare yourself, and arise, and speak to them all that I command you: do not be dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them. 18 For behold, I have made you this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land. 19 They shall fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you; for I am with you, says the LORD, to deliver you.
  • Jer 4:19 : 19 My heart, my heart! I am pained at my very heart; my heart makes a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
  • 1 Cor 9:16-17 : 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.
  • 1 John 1:1-3 : 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life; 2 For the life was revealed, and we have seen it, and testify, and show to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us; 3 That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
  • Heb 2:3-4 : 3 How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those that heard him; 4 God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
  • Acts 2:32 : 32 This Jesus God has raised up, of which we all are witnesses.
  • Acts 3:15 : 15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God has raised from the dead; of which we are witnesses.
  • Jer 6:11 : 11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding it in. I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together; for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him who is full of days.
  • 2 Sam 23:2 : 2 The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, and His word was on my tongue.
  • Ezek 3:14-21 : 14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me. 15 Then I came to those of the captivity at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them for seven days. 16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 17 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel: therefore hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me. 18 When I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; and you do not give him warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. 19 Yet if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. 20 Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die: because you have not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand. 21 Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man, that the righteous do not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also you have delivered your soul.
  • Luke 1:2 : 2 Just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us,
  • Acts 1:8 : 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
  • Acts 10:39-41 : 39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they killed by hanging on a tree: 40 Him God raised up on the third day, and showed him openly; 41 Not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
  • Acts 17:16-17 : 16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him, when he saw the city was fully given to idolatry. 17 Therefore he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there.
  • Acts 18:5 : 5 And when Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
  • Acts 1:22 : 22 Beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of His resurrection.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 4:13-19
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    13Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they realized that they had been with Jesus.

    14And seeing the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

    15But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

    16Saying, What shall we do to these men? For indeed a notable miracle has been done by them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

    17But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.

    18And they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

    19But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.

  • Acts 4:21
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    21So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, since all glorified God for what had been done.

  • Acts 5:28-29
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    28Saying, Did we not strictly command you that you should not teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

    29Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

  • John 3:11
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    11Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak what we know and testify what we have seen, and you do not receive our witness.

  • Acts 4:8-9
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    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,

    9If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well,

  • 2 Cor 13:8
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    8For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.

  • Acts 5:32
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    32And we are His witnesses of these things, and so is also the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.

  • Acts 19:40
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    40For we are in danger of being called in question for today's uproar, there being no reason which we may give to account for this disturbance.

  • Acts 22:15
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    15For you shall be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.

  • 2 Cor 4:13
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    13We having the same spirit of faith, as it is written, 'I believed, and therefore I spoke'; we also believe, and therefore speak;

  • 2 Pet 1:16
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    16For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

  • Acts 10:46-47
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    46For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then Peter answered,

    47Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?

  • 1 Thess 2:4
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    4But as we were allowed by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.

  • Acts 28:22
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    22But we desire to hear from you what you think, for concerning this sect, we know that everywhere it is spoken against.

  • Luke 20:6
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    6But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

  • Acts 14:3
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    3So they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who confirmed the word of His grace by granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

  • Acts 5:20
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    20Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

  • Acts 14:15
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    15And saying, Men, why do you do these things? We also are men with similar passions as you and preach to you that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things in them,

  • Acts 2:8
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    8How is it that we hear each in our own language in which we were born?

  • Acts 3:12
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    12And when Peter saw it, he responded to the people, Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? or why do you look so intently on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

  • Acts 2:14
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    14But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said to them, 'Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words:

  • Acts 2:32
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    32This Jesus God has raised up, of which we all are witnesses.

  • 2 Thess 3:9
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    9Not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example for you to follow.

  • Acts 2:11
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    11Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

  • Acts 4:29
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    29And now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word,

  • Acts 5:40
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    40And they agreed with him: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

  • 1 Thess 2:2
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    2But even after we had suffered before and were shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.

  • Acts 17:20
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    20For you bring certain strange things to our ears: we want to know what these things mean.

  • Col 4:4
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    4That I may make it clear, as I ought to speak.

  • 1 John 1:3
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    3That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Pet 1:18
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    18And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.

  • 2 Cor 4:18
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    18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporary; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

  • 2 Cor 4:2
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    2But have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

  • 1 Thess 2:10
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    10You are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe:

  • 2 Cor 3:12
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    12Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:

  • Acts 6:4
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    4But we will devote ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.

  • Acts 4:23
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    23And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

  • Acts 2:37
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    37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 'Men and brethren, what shall we do?'

  • Acts 15:27
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    27We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also tell you the same things by mouth.

  • Luke 18:28
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    28Then Peter said, Look, we have left all, and followed you.

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5For our gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and in full conviction; as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.