Acts 10:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

So Peter went down to the men and said,“Here I am, the person you’re looking for. Why have you come?”

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  • Mark 10:51 : 51 Then Jesus said to him,“What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied,“Rabbi, let me see again.”
  • John 1:38-39 : 38 Jesus turned around and saw them following and said to them,“What do you want?” So they said to him,“Rabbi”(which is translated Teacher),“where are you staying?” 39 Jesus answered,“Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. Now it was about four o’clock in the afternoon.
  • John 18:4-8 : 4 Then Jesus, because he knew everything that was going to happen to him, came and asked them,“Who are you looking for?” 5 They replied,“Jesus the Nazarene.” He told them,“I am he.”(Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, was standing there with them.) 6 So when Jesus said to them,“I am he,” they retreated and fell to the ground. 7 Then Jesus asked them again,“Who are you looking for?” And they said,“Jesus the Nazarene.” 8 Jesus replied,“I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, let these men go.”
  • Acts 10:29 : 29 Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?”

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  • Acts 10:16-20
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    16This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.

    17Now while Peter was puzzling over what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was and approached the gate.

    18They called out to ask if Simon, known as Peter, was staying there as a guest.

    19While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him,“Look! Three men are looking for you.

    20But get up, go down, and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”

  • Acts 10:22-34
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    22They said,“Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you.”

    23So Peter invited them in and entertained them as guests.On the next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

    24The following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting anxiously for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

    25So when Peter came in, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.

    26But Peter helped him up, saying,“Stand up. I too am a mere mortal.”

    27Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together.

    28He said to them,“You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile, yet God has shown me that I should call no person defiled or ritually unclean.

    29Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?”

    30Cornelius replied,“Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my house, and suddenly a man in shining clothing stood before me

    31and said,‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.

    32Therefore send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. This man is staying as a guest in the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’

    33Therefore I sent for you at once, and you were kind enough to come. So now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to say to us.”

    34Then Peter started speaking:“I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people,

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    1Peter Visits Cornelius Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.

    2He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people and prayed to God regularly.

    3About three o’clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him,“Cornelius.”

    4Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied,“What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him,“Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.

    5Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter.

    6This man is staying as a guest with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”

    7When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,

    8and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

    9About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

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    11At that very moment, three men sent to me from Caesarea approached the house where we were staying.

    12The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

    13He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying,‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,

    14who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’

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    2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him,

    3saying,“You went to uncircumcised men and shared a meal with them.”

    4But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,

    5“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me.

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    46for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,

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    22What then should we do? They will no doubt hear that you have come.

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  • Acts 10:13-14
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    13Then a voice said to him,“Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!”

    14But Peter said,“Certainly not, Lord, for I have never eaten anything defiled and ritually unclean!”

  • Acts 22:21
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    21Then he said to me,‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

  • Matt 14:28-29
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    28Peter said to him,“Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water.”

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    20Then he said to them,“But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered,“The Christ of God.”

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    7I also heard a voice saying to me,‘Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!’

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    11He saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down to earth by its four corners.

  • Acts 12:16
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    16Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.

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    20When the men came to Jesus, they said,“John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask,‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’”