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?
21. Behold, I am he whom ye seek. Luke declareth now how ready Peter was to obey; secondly, that he understood at length, by the messengers, to what end the vision was showed unto him. For he heareth that he is called by Cornelius, a man that is a Gentile, whom he would have counted profane, and unworthy of his company, unless his judgment had...
Peter mused on the vision, perplexed, until the Spirit explained it to him directly. Those who would understand Scripture must meditate on it; when we are lost, we look to God for direction. The Spirit whispered it into his mind as a divine afflatus, just as God once spoke to Samuel.
AI summary
Commenting on Acts 10:19-33
Then Peter went down to the men,.... 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...