Acts 10:21

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Then Peter went down to the men which were sent to him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom you seek: what is the cause why you are come?

American King James Version (AKJV)

Then Peter went down to the men which were sent to him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom you seek: what is the cause why you are come?

American Standard Version (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?

Basic English Translation (BBE)

And Peter went down to the men, and said, I am the man you are looking for: why have you come?

Webster's Revision

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?

World English Bible

Peter went down to the men, and said, "Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?"

English Revised Version (ERV)

And Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

Definitions for Acts 10:21

Wherefore - Why?; for what reason?; for what cause?

Clarke's Acts 10:21 Bible Commentary

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.