King James Version
Acts 10:21 in the King James Version says “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...” — study this verse from Acts chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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?”
Acts 10:21 · KJV
While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
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?
And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“were sent”
G649set apart, i.e., (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“to”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“ye seek”
G2212to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by hebraism) to worship (god), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
“what”
G5101an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
“is the cause”
G156a cause (as if asked for), i.e., (logical) reason (motive, matter), (legal) crime (alleged or proved)
“ye are come”
G3918to be near, i.e., at hand; neuter present participle (singular) time being, or (plural) property
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