Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And having gone down to the men, Peter said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek. What is the cause for which ye are 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?”
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?
Holman 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?”
International Standard Version
So Peter went to the men and said, "I'm the man you're looking for. Why are you here?"
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?
Amplified
Peter went down to the men and said, “I am the one you are looking for. For what reason have you come?”
An Understandable Version
So, Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for. Why have you come here?"
Anderson New Testament
And Peter came down to the men, and said: Behold, I am he whom you seek; what is the cause of your coming?
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?
Common New Testament
Peter went down to the men and said, "Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason you have come?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
then Peter went down to the messengers; and said, I am the person you look for: what occasion brought you hither?
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?
Godbey New Testament
And Peter having come down to the men, said, Behold, I am he whom you are seeking: what is the cause on account of which you are present?
Goodspeed New Testament
Then Peter went down to see the men, and said to them, "I am the man you are asking for. What is the reason for your coming?"
John Wesley New Testament
Then Peter going down to the men, said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: for what cause are ye come?
Julia Smith Translation
And Peter having come down to the men sent from Cornelius to him, said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what the cause for which ye are present?
King James 2000
Then Peter went down to the men who were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom you seek: what is the cause for which you are come?
Lexham Expanded 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?"
Modern King James verseion
And going down to the men, those sent to him from Cornelius, Peter said, Behold, I am the one you are seeking. For what reason have you come?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
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?"
Moffatt New Testament
Then Peter went down to the men, saying, "I am the man you are looking for. What is your reason for coming?"
Montgomery New Testament
So Peter went down to the men and said: "I am the man you are looking for. What is the reason of your coming?"
NET Bible
So Peter went down to the men and said, "Here I am, the person you're looking for. Why have you come?"
New Heart English Bible
Peter went down to the men, and said, "Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?"
Noyes New Testament
And Peter went down to the men and said, Behold, I am he whom ye are seeking; for what cause have ye come?
Sawyer New Testament
And Peter went down to the men and said, Behold, I am the man whom you seek; what is the cause for which you have come?
The 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?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then Peter went down to the men who were sent by Cornelius to him; and said, Lo! I am the person that ye ask for: what is the business on which ye are come hither?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Peter went down to the men and said: "I am the man for whom you are looking. What is your reason for coming?"
Webster
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?
Weymouth 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?"
Williams New Testament
So Peter went down and said to the men, "I am the man you are looking for. What is the purpose of your coming?"
World English Bible
Peter went down to the men, and said, "Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?"
Worrell New Testament
And Peter, going down to the men, said, "Behold, I am he whom ye are seeking; what is the cause for which ye are present?"
Worsley New Testament
Then Peter went down to the men that were sent to him from Cornelius, and said, Behold I am the person whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye are come?
Youngs 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?'
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 10:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Peter Has A Vision
20 But after rising, go down, and go with them, doubting nothing, because I have sent them. 21 And having gone down to the men, Peter said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek. What is the cause for which ye are here? 22 And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and being well testified by the whole nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy agent to summon thee to his house, and to hear sayings from thee.
Cross References
Mark 10:51
And having answered, Jesus says to him, What do thou wish I would do for thee? And the blind man said to him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.
John 1:38-39
And Jesus having turned, and having seen them following, says to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi (which says, being interpreted, Teacher), where do thou dwell?
John 18:4-8
Jesus therefore knowing all the things that were coming upon him, after going forth, he says to them, Whom seek ye?
Acts 10:29
And so I came without objection when summoned. I ask therefore for what matter ye summoned me.