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Acts 4:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For
gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
we
hemeis (Greek #2249)
we (only used when emphatic)
KJV usage: us, we (ourselves).
Pronounce: hay-mice'
Origin: nominative plural of 1473
i cannot
dunamai (Greek #1410)
to be able or possible
KJV usage: be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power.
Pronounce: doo'-nam-ahee
Origin: of uncertain affinity
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
but
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
speak
laleo (Greek #2980)
to talk, i.e. utter words
KJV usage: preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter. Compare 3004.
Pronounce: lal-eh'-o
Origin: a prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb
the things which
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
wek have seen
eido (Greek #1492)
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent 3700 and 3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
KJV usage: be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare 3700.
Pronounce: i'-do
Origin: a primary verb
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
heard
akouo (Greek #191)
to hear (in various senses)
KJV usage: give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), (shall) hear(-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.
Pronounce: ak-oo'-o
Origin: a primary verb
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Jer. 20:9•  (Jer. 20:9)
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Acts 22:15• 15For thou shalt be for him to all men a witness of what thou hast seen and heard. (Acts 22:15)
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1 John 1:1,3• 1What was from [the] beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked on, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life
 3that which we have seen and have heard we report to you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us; yea, and our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:1,3)

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Ministry on This Verse

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we cannot.
Acts 2:4,32• 4And they were all filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them to utter.
 32This Jesus did God raise up whereof all we are witnesses. (Acts 2:4,32)
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Acts 17:16‑17• 16Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked in him as he observed the city to be full of idols.
 17He reasoned therefore in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout, and in the market place every day with those that turned up. (Acts 17:16‑17)
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Acts 18:5• 5And when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was engrossed with the word testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. (Acts 18:5)
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Num. 22:38•  (Num. 22:38)
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Num. 23:20•  (Num. 23:20)
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2 Sam. 23:2•  (2 Sam. 23:2)
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Job 32:18‑20•  (Job 32:18‑20)
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Jer. 1:7,17‑19•  (Jer. 1:7,17‑19)
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Jer. 4:19•  (Jer. 4:19)
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Jer. 6:11•  (Jer. 6:11)
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Jer. 20:9•  (Jer. 20:9)
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Ezek. 3:11,14‑21•  (Ezek. 3:11,14‑21)
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Mic. 3:8•  (Mic. 3:8)
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1 Cor. 9:16‑17• 16For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast, for necessity is laid upon me, for woe is to me if I preach not the gospel.
 17For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, I have an administration entrusted to me. (1 Cor. 9:16‑17)
the things.
Acts 1:8,22• 8But ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you; and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and unto the end of the earth.
 22beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was received up from us, must one of these become a witness with us of his resurrection. (Acts 1:8,22)
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Acts 3:15• 15but the Author of life ye killed, whom God raised from [the] dead of which we are witnesses; (Acts 3:15)
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Acts 5:32• 32And we are [his] witnesses of these things and the Holy Spirit whom God gave to those that obey him. (Acts 5:32)
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Acts 10:39‑41• 39And we [are] c witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom also d they slew hanging [him] on a tree,
 40him God raised on the third day and gave him to be manifest
 41not to all the people, but to witnesses that were chosen before by God, to us which ate and drank with him, after he rose from [the] dead. (Acts 10:39‑41)
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Acts 22:15• 15For thou shalt be for him to all men a witness of what thou hast seen and heard. (Acts 22:15)
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Luke 1:2• 2{i}as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,{/i} (Luke 1:2)
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Heb. 2:3‑4• 3how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation, which, having begun to be spoken by the Lord, was confirmed unto us by those that heard,
 4God joining witness with both signs and wonders, and various powers, and distributions of the Holy Spirit according to his will. (Heb. 2:3‑4)
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1 John 1:1‑3• 1What was from [the] beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked on, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life
 2(and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, the which was with the Father and was manifested to us);
 3that which we have seen and have heard we report to you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us; yea, and our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:1‑3)
• It is the day pre-eminently for bearing witness to Jesus. This is the true and great business of the believer. (“Acts 4:13-22” by W. Kelly)
• The things they had seen and heard were so bound up with what was due to Jehovah and His Anointed, as well as with the believer's blessedness and the unbeliever's misery, woe be to them if they held their peace! (“Acts 4:13-22” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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for as for us *we* cannot refraing from speaking of the things which we have seen and heard.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "cannot not speak."

W. Kelly Translation

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for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.