Bible Strands
Acts 10:25
As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter stands at the doorway of Cornelius’s house in Caesarea, and Cornelius greets him at the threshold before Peter steps inside.
The words — συναντήσας (sunantēsas) translates literally as “having met,” marking Cornelius’s deliberate action to intercept Peter at the entrance.
The thread — The gesture of falling down to worship appears when John refuses it in Revelation 19:10 and Revelation 22:8, and when Nebuchadnezzar pays homage to Daniel in Daniel 2:46.
Why it lands — The text records Cornelius’s physical act of reverence and Peter’s immediate verbal correction, requiring the reader to distinguish between honoring a messenger and directing worship to God.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
Cross-references
- Revelation 19:10 So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
- Revelation 22:8 And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.
- Daniel 2:46 At this, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, paid homage to Daniel, and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him.
- Matthew 8:2 Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
- Daniel 2:30 And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.
- Acts 14:11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
- Matthew 14:33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”