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Acts 4:19–20

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19But aPeter and John answered and said to them, “bWhether it is right in the sight of God to hear you rather than God, you be the judge;

20for awe cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

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Cross references

  1. aActs 4:13
  2. bActs 5:28f
  3. a1 Cor 9:16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges! As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Peter and John answered them, “Whether it’s right in the sight of God for us to listen to you rather than to God, you decide; for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

NLTNew Living Translation

But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him? We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than God, you decide! For we are not able to refrain from speaking about the things that we have seen and heard.”

KJV 1900King James Version

But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.