Acts 10:25

25 The minute Peter came through the door, Cornelius was up on his feet greeting him - and then down on his face worshiping him!

Acts 10:25 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 10:25

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 his great affection for him, and reverence of him:

and worshipped [him];
not with a religious adoration, or with worship due to God; for that would have been contrary to his character as a devout man, and one that feared God; but with civil worship and respect, in which he might exceed just bounds, and therefore is reproved by Peter: nor could he take him for an angel of God, or for one sent immediately from heaven to him; for he had been informed who he was, and what he was, and from whence he came, and what he was to do.

Acts 10:25 In-Context

23 Peter invited them in and made them feel at home.

24 A day later they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had his relatives and close friends waiting with him.

25 The minute Peter came through the door, Cornelius was up on his feet greeting him - and then down on his face worshiping him!

26 Peter pulled him up and said, "None of that - I'm a man and only a man, no different from you."

27 Talking things over, they went on into the house, where Cornelius introduced Peter to everyone who had come.