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Acts 10:21

then Peter went down to the messengers; and said, I am the person you look for: what occasion brought you hither?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Catholicity;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Caesarea;   Centurion;   Peter;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Simon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Army;   Peter;   Zacchaeus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Architecture in the Biblical Period;   Church;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Caesarea;   Chronology of the New Testament;   Joppa;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Law;   Restoration;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Cornelius ;   Joppa ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Caesarea;   Proselyte;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Peter;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Simon Cephas;  

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
Pete went downstairs and said, "I'm Pete. What can I do for y'all, gents?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Peter went down to the men and said, "Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?"
Legacy Standard Bible
And Peter went down to the men and said, "Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?"
Bible in Basic English
And Peter went down to the men, and said, I am the man you are looking for: why have you come?
Darby Translation
And Peter going down to the men said, Behold, *I* am he whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye come?
New King James Version
Then Peter went down to the men who had been sent to him from Cornelius, [fn] and said, "Yes, I am he whom you seek. For what reason have you come?"
Christian Standard Bible®
Then Peter went down to the men and said, "Here I am, the one you're looking for. What is the reason you're here?"
World English Bible
Peter went down to the men, and said, "Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then Peter going down to the men, said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: for what cause are ye come?
Weymouth's New Testament
So Peter went down and said to the men, "I am the Simon you are inquiring for. What is the reason of your coming?"
King James Version (1611)
Then Peter went downe to the men, which were sent vnto him from Cornelius, and said, Behold, I am hee, whom ye seeke: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
Literal Translation
And going down to the men, the ones sent from Cornelius to him, Peter said, Behold, I am the one whom you seek. What is the cause for which you are here?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then wente Peter downe to the men, yt were sent vnto him from Cornelius, and sayde: lo, I am he whom ye seke: what is ye cause, wherfore ye are come?
THE MESSAGE
Peter went down and said to the men, "I think I'm the man you're looking for. What's up?"
Amplified Bible
Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for. For what reason have you come?"
American Standard Version
And Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
Revised Standard Version
And Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for your coming?"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Peter went doune to ye men which were sent vnto him from Cornelius and sayde Beholde I am he whom ye seke what is the cause wherfore ye are come?
Update Bible Version
And Peter went down to the men, and said, Look, I am he whom you seek: what is the cause why you have come?
Webster's Bible Translation
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?
Young's Literal Translation
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?'
New Century Version
So Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for. Why did you come here?"
New English Translation
So Peter went down to the men and said, "Here I am, the person you're looking for. Why have you come?"
Berean Standard Bible
So Peter went down to the men and said, "Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?"
Contemporary English Version
Peter went down and said to the men, "I am the one you are looking for. Why have you come?"
Complete Jewish Bible
So Kefa went down and said to the men, "You were looking for me? Here I am. What brings you here?"
English Standard Version
And Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Peter went downe to the men, which were sent vnto him from Cornelius, and sayd, Beholde, I am he whome ye seeke: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
George Lamsa Translation
Then Simon Peter went down to the men and said, I am the man you seek. What is the purpose of your mission?
Hebrew Names Version
Kefa went down to the men, and said, "Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?"
International Standard Version
So Peter went to the men and said, "I'm the man you're looking for. Why are you here?"
Etheridge Translation
Then Shemun descended to those men, and said to them, I am he whom you seek: what is the occasion on which you have come?
Murdock Translation
Then Simon went down to the men, and said to them: I am he for whom ye inquire: what is the cause for which ye have come?
New Living Translation
So Peter went down and said, "I'm the man you are looking for. Why have you come?"
New Life Bible
Peter went down to the men who had been sent by Cornelius. He said, "I am the one you are looking for. Why have you come?"
English Revised Version
And Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
New Revised Standard
So Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for your coming?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Peter, going down unto the men, said - Lo! I, am he whom ye are seeking: What is the cause, for which ye are come?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Peter, going down to the men, said: Behold, I am he whom you seek. What is the cause for which you are come?
King James Version
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?
Lexham English Bible
So Peter went down to the men and said, "Behold, I am he whom you are looking for! What is the reason for which you have come?"
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Peter went downe to the men which were set vnto him fro Cornelius, & said: Behold, I am he who ye seeke, what is the cause wherfore ye are come?
Easy-to-Read Version
So Peter went downstairs and said to them, "I think I'm the man you are looking for. Why did you come here?"
New American Standard Bible
Peter went down to the men and said, "Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?"
Good News Translation
So Peter went down and said to the men, "I am the man you are looking for. Why have you come?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Petre cam doun to the men, and seide, Lo! Y am, whom ye seken; what is the cause, for which ye ben come?

Contextual Overview

19 As Peter was still pondering upon the vision, the spirit said to him, there are people below, who enquire for you. 20 rise therefore, get thee down, and go with them, without hesitating: for I have sent them. 21 then Peter went down to the messengers; and said, I am the person you look for: what occasion brought you hither? 22 they answered, Cornelius the centurion, a man of probity and piety, one that has an universal good character among the Jews, was divinely admonish'd by an holy angel to send for you to his house, to hear what you had to say to him. 23 then he invited them in, and they lodged there. On the morrow, Peter departed with them, and some of his brethren from Joppa accompanied him. 24 the next day they arriv'd at Cesarea: where Cornelius expected them, having invited his kinsmen and intimate friends, to his house. 25 as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and prostrated himself at his feet, 26 but Peter rais'd him, saying, stand up; I am but a man, as well as you. 27 and as he discours'd with him, he went in, where finding many persons assembled; you know, 28 said he, how unlawful it is for a Jew, to frequent a stranger, or even to go to his house: but God hath shewed me, that I should not look upon any man as common and unclean.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Behold: John 1:38, John 1:39, John 18:4-8

what: Acts 10:29, Mark 10:51

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Peter went down to the men,.... The Ethiopic version adds, "from the third floor"; to the place where the men were: the following clause,

which were sent unto him from Cornelius, is not in Beza's most ancient copy, nor in the Alexandrian copy, nor in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions:

and said, behold, I am he whom ye seek; without being called by any of the family he came down, and without being informed in that way who the men were inquiring for; it being suggested to him by the Spirit of God, he declared himself to be the person they were seeking after: and put this question to them,

what is the cause wherefore ye are come? for that was not intimated to him by the Spirit; it was only told him there were three men seeking him, and he was bid to go with them, without any scruple or hesitation; but what they came for, or he was to go with them about, was not suggested.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 10:21. Which were sent unto him from Cornelius — This clause is wanting in almost every MS. of worth, and in almost all the versions.

Behold, I am he whom ye seek — A sudden, unexpected speech, like the address of AEneas to Dido; when the cloud in which he was involved suddenly dissipated, and he appeared with the exclamation,

__________ coram, quem quaeritis, adsum!

AEn. lib. i. 595.


What is the cause therefore ye are come? — He still did not know the full import of the vision; but being informed by the Holy Spirit that three men were seeking him, and that he should go with them, without scruple, he instantly obeyed; and finding them at the door, desired to know why they sought him.


 
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