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Acts 4:20

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4:20for it is impossible49 for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”

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  1. 49 Grk “for we are not able not to speak about what we have seen and heard,” but the double negative, which cancels out in English, is emphatic in Greek. The force is captured somewhat by the English translation “it is impossible for us not to speak …” although this is slightly awkward.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

NLTNew Living Translation

We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For we are not able to refrain from speaking about the things that we have seen and heard.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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