Acts 10:29
That is why I came without objection when I was sent for. Now may I ask why you sent for me?
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?
KJV1611 – Modern English
Therefore I came without objection as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what reason you have sent for me?
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
wherefore{G1352} also{G2532} I{G2064} came without gainsaying,{G369} when I was sent for.{G3343} I ask{G4441} therefore{G3767} with what{G5101} intent{G3056} ye sent for{G3343} me.{G3165}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Therefore{G1352}{G2532} came I{G2064}{(G5627)} unto you without gainsaying{G369}, as soon as I was sent for{G3343}{(G5685)}: I ask{G4441}{(G5736)} therefore{G3767} for what{G5101} intent{G3056} ye have sent for{G3343}{(G5662)} me{G3165}?
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
therfore came I vnto you with oute sayege naye assone as I was sent for. I axe therfore for what intent have ye sent for me?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore haue I not douted to come, as soone as I was sent for. I axe you therfore, for what intent haue ye sent for me?
Geneva Bible (1560)
Therefore came I vnto you without saying nay, when I was sent for. I aske therefore, for what intent haue ye sent for me?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Therefore came I vnto you without delay, assoone as I was sent for: I aske therfore, for what intent ye haue sent for me?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Therefore came I [unto you] without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?
Webster's Bible (1833)
Therefore also I came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?"
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
therefore also without gainsaying I came, having been sent for; I ask, therefore, for what matter ye did send for me?'
American Standard Version (1901)
wherefore also I came without gainsaying, when I was sent for. I ask therefore with what intent ye sent for me.
American Standard Version (1901)
wherefore also I came without gainsaying, when I was sent for. I ask therefore with what intent ye sent for me.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And so I came without question, when I was sent for. What then is your purpose in sending for me?
World English Bible (2000)
Therefore also I came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?”
Referenced Verses
- Ps 119:60 : 60 I hurried and did not delay to keep Your commandments.
- Acts 10:19-20 : 19 While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, 'Behold, three men are looking for you.' 20 Now rise, go down, and accompany them without hesitation, for I have sent them.
- 1 Pet 3:15 : 15 But honor the Lord as holy in your hearts. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.
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16 This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.
17 While Peter was deeply perplexed about what the vision he had seen might mean, behold, the men who had been sent by Cornelius had asked for Simon’s house and stood at the gate.
18 They called out, asking if Simon, also known as Peter, was staying there as a guest.
19 While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, 'Behold, three men are looking for you.'
20 Now rise, go down, and accompany them without hesitation, for I have sent them.
21 So Peter went down to the men and said, 'Behold, I am the one you are looking for. Why have you come?'
22 They replied, 'Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man who is well-spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear what you have to say.'
23 So Peter invited them in as his guests. The next day he got up and went with them. Some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
24 The following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.
26 But Peter lifted him up and said, 'Stand up! I myself am also a man.'
27 While talking with him, Peter went inside and found many people gathered.
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30 Cornelius replied, 'Four days ago at this very hour, I was fasting and praying in my house at three in the afternoon, and suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me.
31 He said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.
32 Send someone to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. He is staying as a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.'
33 So immediately, I sent for you, and you were kind enough to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to say.
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11 Just then, three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying.
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1 There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
2 He was a devout man and feared God along with all his household. He gave many alms to the people and prayed to God continually.
3 One afternoon, about three o’clock, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying, 'Cornelius.'
4 Cornelius gazed at him in fear and asked, 'What is it, Lord?' The angel replied, 'Your prayers and your acts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God.'
5 Now send men to Joppa and call for Simon, who is also named Peter.
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17 If then God gave them the same gift that He gave to us after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God's way?
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8 But I said, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
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21 Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am sending you far away to the Gentiles.'
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7 After much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God chose me among you so that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe.
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10 I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told everything that has been assigned for you to do.’
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1 The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that even the Gentiles had accepted the word of God.
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