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cannot

Meaning of “cannot”

Is unable to; is not able to.

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184 occurrences175 verses42 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:19

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Acts 4:16
Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 4:16 · retained source text

Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath bene done by them, is manifest to all them that dwell in Hierusalem, and we cannot denie it.

Acts 4:20
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 4:20 · retained source text

For wee cannot but speake the things which we haue seene and heard.

Acts 15:1
AND certain men which came down from Judæa taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
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1611 witness · Acts 15:1 · retained source text

¶ And certaine men which came downe from Iudea, taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saued.

1611 marginal noteGalat. 5.1.

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