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Acts 10:21

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19 As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.

20 So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”

So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”

22 “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”

23 So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
KJV
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?
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?
DARBY
And Peter going down to the men said, Behold, *I* am he whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye come?
BLB
And Peter, having gone down to the men, said, “Behold, I am whom you⁺ seek; what [is] the cause for which you⁺ are here?”
ÅB
Da gikk Peter ned til mennene og sa: Se, jeg er den som dere leter etter; hva er årsaken til at dere er kommet hit?
OTB
Peter gikk ned til mennene og sa: "Jeg er den dere søker. Hva er grunnen til deres besøk?"
B1930
Da gikk Peter ned til mennene og sa: Se, jeg er den som I leter efter; hvad er årsaken til at I er kommet hit?

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Cross references

  • Acts 10:29

    So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”

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  • John 1:38–39

    Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”

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  • Mark 10:51

    “What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”

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  • John 18:4–8

    Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”

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