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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Acts 10:25

Cornelius... worshipped. [2] Some think Cornelius might look upon St. Peter as more than a man, and offer to him divine worship: by prostrating, he might only intend to pay such honour to him, as is paid to persons eminent in dignity, especially according to the custom of the eastern people. (Witham)

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Procidens ad pedes ejus adoravit, Greek: peson epi tous podas prosekunesen. The same word, is often used for a civil worship.

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  • A Textual Commentary On The Greek New Testament by Bruce M. Metzger

    ACTS 10:25 The expansion in the Western text of this verse appears to have arisen from reflecting upon the difficulty involved in the ordinary text, that Cornelius could not have known exactly when t...

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Acts 10:25. _FELL DOWN AT HIS FEET, AND WORSHIPPED_ HIM.] As Peter's coming was announced by an _angel_, Cornelius might have supposed that Peter himself was an angel, and of a superior order;...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    FELL DOWN AT HIS FEET - This was an act of profound regard for him as an ambassador of God. In Oriential countries it was usual for persons to prostrate themselves at length on the ground before men o...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 10 _ 1. Cornelius of Caesarea and his Preparation (Acts 10:1)._ 2. The Trance-vision of Peter (Acts 10:9). 3. Peter with Cornelius at Caesarea (Acts 10:17). 4. Peter Preaching to the Gentil...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ACTS 10. THE CONVERSION OF CORNELIUS. This incident is parallel to the conversion of the Ethiopian by Philip; both show the extension of the Gospel beyond the Jews, and prepare for the story of the Pa...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    When Peter was at a loss in his own mind to know what this vision could mean, look you, the men who had been sent by Cornelius had asked their way to Simon's house and stood at the door. They spoke an...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    A DEVOUT SOLDIER (Acts 10:1-8)...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    AND AS, &C.. Now as it came to pass that Peter entered in. MET. Greek. _sunantao._ Heb 20:22.Luke 9:37; Luke 22:10; Hebrews 7:1; Hebrews 7:10

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Arrival of Peter. Cornelius explains why he had sent for him 25. _And as Peter was coming in_ The Greek is literally, "And as it came to pass that Peter entered," i.e. before he went in, for we read...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ὩΣ ΔῈ ἘΓΈΝΕΤΟ ΤΟΥ͂ ΕἸΣΕΛΘΕΙ͂Ν ΤῸΝ ΠΈΤΡΟΝ, _and as Peter was come in_. This is a solitary case in the N.T. of the substantival infinitive in such a construction, and it is very difficult to see an expl...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ARRIVAL OF PETER. CORNELIUS EXPLAINS WHY HE HAS SENT FOR HIM...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _PETER WENT TO CORNELIUS ACTS 10:19-33:_ As Peter thought about what the vision meant, the men from Cornelius arrived. The Holy Spirit instructed Peter to go with them, doubting nothing. The men told...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.), см._ Acts 10:10. По поводу оборота _см._ Acts 9:3. ΕΊΣΕΛΘΕΪ́Ν _aor. act. inf., см._ Acts 10:3. Оборот с _inf., gen._ и арт. является, вероятно, семитским влиянием и у...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND THE MORROW AFTER— When St. Peter came nigh Caesarea, one of the servants ran before, and signified to Cornelius that he was approaching. (See the reading in the Cambridge manuscript, Greek and Lat...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    IN CAESAREA, Acts 10:1-48. a. Cornelius and his vision. Acts 10:1-8. Acts 10:1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,...

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    25-27. (25) "_Now as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet and worshipped._ (26) _But Peter raised him up, and said, Stand up. I myself also am a man._ (27) _And conversing...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. AND AS PETER WAS COMING IN, CORNELIUS MET HIM - a mark of highest respect, "and fell down at his feet,...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    There were two classes of proselytes: the proselytes of righteousness and the proselytes of the gate. The former, by circumcision and conformation to the Jewish ritual, became incorporated into the Je...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    10:25 now (b-5) It was then happening ( _ ginomai_ )....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    PETER AND THE GENTILES 1-48. Conversion of Cornelius. The baptism of Cornelius was an event of farreaching importance, and is, therefore, described by St. Luke in great detail. If it was not the first...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 10 CORNELIUS THE SOLDIER, 10:1-8 V1 There was a man called Cornelius in Caesarea. He was a captain in the *Roman army. He was the captain of a...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    FELL DOWN AT HIS FEET, AND WORSHIPPED HIM. — The attitude was the extremest form of Eastern homage. So Jairus had bowed down before Jesus (Matthew 9:18), so St. John bowed before the angel (Revelation...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    ὡς δὲ ἐγέν. (τοῦ) εἰσ.: for τοῦ see critical notes; “and when it came to pass that Peter entered,” R.V., _i.e._, into the house, see Burton, _N. T. Moods and Tenses_, p. 139. It may be regarded as an...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    JEW AND GENTILE MEET Acts 10:17-33 It should be carefully noted that the mental impression which was produced by Peter's vision was corroborated by the fact of the knocking and inquiring group at Pet...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The story of Cornelius is remarkable. In himself, as Luke tells us, he was "a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway." This m...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    Peter Meets Cornelius The following day, Peter arrived at the house of Cornelius, where the God fearing soldier had assembled his kinsmen and friends to hear what God's messenger would say. Upon meeti...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (3) And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him]. (3) Religious adoration of worship is proper only to God: but civil worship is given to the ministe...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    _“And it came to pass when Peter was coming in, Cornelius meeting him, falling at his feet, worshipped.”_ E. V. erroneously says _“worshipped him.”_ Cornelius was no idolater. He did not worship Peter...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    SANCTIFICATION OF CORNELIUS 1-48. Cornelius was a noted Roman officer living at Caesarea, the seat of the imperial government in Judea. The Holy Ghost pronounces him _Eusebees_, _i. e_., godly, and ce...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate, (18) An...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in var...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    25._Falling down at his feet, he worshipped. _Here is the word προσεκυνησεν, which signifieth to testify honor or worship, either by bowing the knee or ducking down the head, or by any other gesture....

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The undiminished power of Peter, his apostolic authority, in the midst of which the entrance of Cornelius into the spiritual house of God takes place, in connection with Peter's ministry, and that, af...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND AS PETER WAS COMING IN,.... Not into the city of Caesarea, for his entrance there is mentioned before, but into the house of Cornelius: CORNELIUS MET HIM, AND FELL DOWN AT HIS FEET; to testify hi...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped _him_. Ver. 25. _Worshipped him_] Not as God, with divine worship; yet with too much humility, which Peter cor...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _As Peter was coming in_ Cornelius, who had been expecting him, probably with some impatience, longing to know what that important doctrine was, which an angel had told him he should hear from him; _m...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    WORSHIPPED; prostrated himself before him....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The meeting of Peter and Cornelius:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AND AS PETER WAS COMING IN, CORNELIUS MET HIM, AND FELL DOWN AT HIS FEET, AND WORSHIPED HIM....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    Gentiles also must now hear the gospel. The heart of Cornelius, a Roman centurion, had been already prepared by God, having a wholesome, genuine fear of God that proved itself in kind works toward the...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

    AS PETER WAS COMING IN, CORNELIUS MET HIM AND FELL DOWN AT HIS FEET AND WORSHIPED _HIM._ 1. Cornelius, either thinking Peter was an angel of God, or just thinking that he was a person to be worshiped...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    "And when it came to pass that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him" "Picture the commander of 100 men, in full dress uniform, bowing down to Peter" (Reese p...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    19-33 When we see our call clear to any service, we should not be perplexed with doubts and scruples arising from prejudices or former ideas. Cornelius had called together his friends, to partake wit...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    AS PETER WAS COMING IN, CORNELIUS MET HIM; into Cornelius's house, for he hastened to meet with him. WORSHIPPED HIM; Cornelius worshipped with the most humble civil worship; but he could not think him...

  • McGarvey and Pendleton Commentaries

    25-27. (25) "_ Now as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet and worshipped._ (26) _But Peter raised him up, and said, Stand up. I myself also am a man._ (27) And conversing...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Acts 10:25 G1161 As G5613 Peter G4074 was G1096 (G5633) in G1525 (G5629) Cornelius G2883 met...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And when it came about that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.' When Peter entered the courtyard of the house Cornelius came forward and paid homage to h...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Acts 10:25. AS PETER WAS COMING IN, CORNELIUS MET HIM. If we have read this narrative with a due sense of the life that is in it, we shall be able in some degree to enter into the feelings of the two...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    _Journey from Joppa and Reception by Cornelius_, 23-29. ON THE MORROW, _i.e._ after the arrival of the messengers. No time was lost. On the other hand, there was no undignified haste. This was not a...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    THAT PETER ENTERED (του εισελθειν τον Πετρον). This is a difficult construction, for the subject of εγενετο (it happened) has to be the articular genitive infinitive του εισελθειν with the accusativ...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Peter opens the gospel door to the Gentiles. Cornelius sends for Peter and Peter goes to Caesarea. Peter's sermon to Gentiles in Cornelius' house. Holy Spirit comes upon Gentile believers....

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Acts 10:1. _Cornelius, a centurion._ The person to whom St. Peter is sent to preach the gospel is described by name, Cornelius. By his occupation, a soldier. By his religion, a proselyte or converted...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    CORNELIUS MET HIM. Note that when Cornelius "worships" Peter, he is made to _rise._ No man is to be worshiped, and, not even an angel (Revelation 22:8-9). Only God is to be worshiped! [Christ is God i...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea._ And Cornelius waited for them. MODEL PASTORAL VISITATION I. The preparation for it. 1. With the household, an earnest desire for salvation. 2. W...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion._ PETER’S VISION The record of the advance of the young Church gives in quick succession three typical conversions: first, that of t...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 10:25. AND WORSHIPPED.—Not Peter (Adoravit: non addidit Lucas “eum,” Bengel), but God in him, or who sent him. (Compare Galatians 4:14.) Acts 10:30. Four days ago I was fastin...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ACTS 10:1 Now _there was _(two last words in italics) for _there was _(in roman), A.V. and T.R.; _Cornelius by name _for _called Cornelius, _A.V. A glance at the map will show that Caesare...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    In the first chapter of Acts, Jesus said to His disciples, "But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Ju...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 14:11; Daniel 2:30; Daniel 2:46; Matthew 14:33; Matthew 8:2;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Worshipped [π ρ ο σ ε κ υ ν η σ ε ν]. An unfortunate translation, according to modern English usage, but justified by the usage of earlier English, according to which to worship meant simply to honor....

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE STORY OF CORNELIUS Acts 10:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Before the Lord Jesus went up into Heaven, He gave command to the Apostles to disciple all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. In view of the far-flu...

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