Acts 10:21

Acts 10:21 in other versions

• King James Version (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?
• New International Version (NIV)Peter went down and said to the men, “I’m the one you’re looking for. Why have you come?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming?"
• New Living Translation (NLT)So Peter went down and said, “I’m the man you are looking for. Why have you come?”

Context of Acts 10:21

19While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are seeking you. 20Arise therefore, go down and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them.” Then Peter went down to the men who had been sent to him from Cornelius, and said, “Yes, I am he whom you seek. For what reason have you come?” 22And they said, “Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you.” 23Then he invited them in and lodged them. On the next day Peter went away with them, and some brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

Acts 10:21 word by word

καταβὰς δὲ Πέτρος πρὸς τοὺς ἄνδρας εἶπεν· ἰδοὺ ἐγώ εἰμι ὃν ζητεῖτε· τίς ἡ αἰτία δι᾽ ἣν πάρεστε;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• went downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the menὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• were sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēlios · CorneliusG2883
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• he whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ye seekζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• the causeαἰτίαaitia · cause/chargeG156
• whereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• are comeπάρειμιpareimi · be presentG3918

Cross-references for Acts 10:21

• John 1:38Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?”
• John 18:4Jesus therefore, knowing all things that would come upon Him, went forward and said to them, “Whom are you seeking?”
• Acts 10:29Therefore I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. I ask, then, for what reason have you sent for me?”
• Mark 10:51So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.”

Commentaries on Acts 10:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Which 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-33Verses 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 religious exercises…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2417-24. 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 unhesitatingly go with them, as sent by Him.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 10:21

• Catholicity

In the dictionaries

• Cornelius
• Peter
• Alms
• Intent
• Knit
• Respecter
• Trance
• Tree
• Warn
• Acts of the Apostles

Commentaries on Acts 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings