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Acts 4:18-20 ALT
(18) And having summoned them, they gave strict orders to them not to be speaking at all nor to be teaching in the name of Jesus. (19) But answering, Peter and John said to them, "Whether it is righteous before God to listen to you* rather than God, you* judge. (20) "For we are not able not to [or, we cannot but] be speaking [about] what we saw and heard."

Acts 4:18-20 LITV
(18) And calling them, they ordered them not to speak at all, nor to teach on the name of Jesus. (19) But answering them Peter and John said, Whether it is right before God to listen to you rather than God, you judge. (20) For we are not able not to speak what we saw and heard.

Acts 4:18-20 CEV
(18) So they called the two apostles back in and told them that they must never, for any reason, teach anything about the name of Jesus. (19) Peter and John answered, "Do you think God wants us to obey you or to obey him? (20) We cannot keep quiet about what we have seen and heard."

Acts 4:18-20 MKJV
(18) And they called them and commanded them not to speak at all, nor to teach in the name of Jesus. (19) But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right before God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. (20) For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation