Acts 10:21
Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
Acts 10:21 in other translations
| BSB | So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?” |
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| WEB | Peter went down to the men, and said, “Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?” |
| ASV | And Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come? |
| YLT | and Peter having come down unto the men who have been sent from Cornelius unto him, said, ‘Lo, I am he whom ye seek, what is the cause for which ye are present?' |
| DARBY | And Peter going down to the men said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye come? |
| BBE | And Peter went down to the men, and said, I am the man you are looking for: why have you come? |
| Webster | Then Peter went down to the men who were sent to him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye have come? |
What does Acts 10:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 10:17-24
17-24. while Peter doubted ... what this should mean, behold, the three men ... stood before the gate ... and asked--"were inquiring," that is, in the act of doing so. The preparations here made--of Peter for his Gentile visitors, as of Cornelius for him--are devoutly to be noted. But besides this, at the same moment, "the Spirit" expressly informs him that three men were inquiring for him, and bids him…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 10:19-33
When we see our call clear to any service, we should not be perplexed with doubts and scruples arising from prejudices or former ideas. Cornelius had called together his friends, to partake with him of the heavenly wisdom he expected from Peter. We should not covet to eat our spiritual morsels alone. It ought to be both given and taken as kindness and respect to our kindred and friends, to invite them to join us in…
Acts 10:21 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 10:21
- Acts 10:29
Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?
- John 1:38-39
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
- Mark 10:51
And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
- John 18:4-8
Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. …
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Context
- Acts 10:20
Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
- Acts 10:21
Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
- Acts 10:22
And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
Acts 10:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Pedro, descendiendo á los hombres que eran enviados por Cornelio, dijo: He aquí, yo soy el que buscáis: ¿cuál es la causa por la que habéis venido? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Pierre étant descendu vers les hommes, dit: Voici, moi, je suis celui que vous cherchez; quelle est la cause pour laquelle vous êtes venus? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Petrus aber ging zu den Männern hinab und sprach: Siehe, ich bins, den ihr suchet. Was ist die Ursache, weshalb ihr kommet? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Descendens autem Petrus ad viros, dixit: Ecce ego sum, quem quæritis: quæ causa est, propter quam venistis? |