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Acts 10:21

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What does Acts 10:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
Acts 10:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, were lodging there.
19And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
20But arise, and get thee down, and go with them, nothing doubting: for I have sent them.
21And Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
22And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man and one that feareth God, and well reported of by all the nation of the Jews, was warned [of God] by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee.
23So he called them in and lodged them. And on the morrow he arose and went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
24And on the morrow they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and his near friends.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then Peter went down to the men, etc.] 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…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“I am he whom ye seek--This seems to have been said without any communication being made to Peter regarding the men or their errand.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Behold: Joh 1:38, Joh 1:39, Joh 18:4-8 what: Act 10:29; Mar 10:51 Acts 10:22”
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