Acts 10:21

19 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

20 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

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?

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.

23 Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

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?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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?

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  • 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?

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  • 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.

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  • John 18:4–8

    Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

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