Acts 10:21
21 Peter went down and said to the men, "I'm the one you're looking for. Why have you come?"
Other Translations of Acts 10:21
King James Version
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?
English Standard Version
21 And Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming?"
The Message
21 Peter went down and said to the men, "I think I'm the man you're looking for. What's up?"
New King James Version
21 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?"
New Living Translation
21 So Peter went down and said, "I'm the man you are looking for. Why have you come?"
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Acts 10:21
Commentary on Acts 10:19-33
(Read 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 religious exercises. Cornelius declared the direction God gave him to send for Peter. We are right in our aims in attending a gospel ministry, when we do it with regard to the Divine appointment requiring us to make use of that ordinance. How seldom ministers are called to speak to such companies, however small, in which it may be said that they are all present in the sight of God, to hear all things that are commanded of God! But these were ready to hear what Peter was commanded of God to say.