ACTS 10:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.”
As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence.—Cornelius's prostration (proskynesis, worship/reverence) echoes worship gestures before divine manifestations. Yet Peter will immediately refuse this honor, redirecting it to Christ. The moment captures the tension: Cornelius reveres the apostle; Peter must transform this reverence toward Jesus.
Church Fathers on Acts 10:25
And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. Acts 10:25 This, both to teach the others, and by way of giving thanks to God, and showing his own humility: thereby making it plain, that though he had been commanded, yet in himself he had great piety. What then did Peter?
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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