Acts 10:25 Meaning and Explanation
“And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.”
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What Does Acts 10:25 Mean?
A Roman centurion prostrate before a Galilean fisherman — the scene would have astonished anyone in the empire. Cornelius, overwhelmed that the man promised by the angel now stands in his doorway, gives Peter the homage due a heavenly visitor.
The impulse to honor what God sends is right; only its aim needs correcting, as the next verse shows. How much gratitude must have been in that bow — four days of waiting, a lifetime of seeking, and now the bearer of the answer at the door.
Acts 10:25 in the Original Language
proskyneo (προσκυνέω), 'worshipped' -- to bow down, to prostrate oneself in homage.
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What does Acts 10:25 mean?
As Peter enters, Cornelius meets him, falls at his feet, and pays him reverence.