ACTS 10:29 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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?”
'So when I was sent for, I came without raising any objection. May I ask why you sent for me?'—Peter's compliance ('without raising any objection') contrasts with his earlier reluctance (10:14); he has internalized the vision's lesson. His question invites Cornelius to narrate the angel's appearance, creating a moment for Cornelius to testify publicly to divine guidance.
Church Fathers on Acts 10:29
no human being, says he — common or unclean. Acts 10:29 Wherefore also — that they may not think the affair a breach of the law on his part, nor (Cornelius) suppose that because he was in a station of command therfore he had complied, but that they may ascribe all to God —wherefore also I came without gainsaying as soon as I was sent for: (though) not only to keep company, but even to come unto (him) was not permitted. I ask therefore, for what intent you have sent for me.…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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