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Acts 10:26

Simon
Humility

24 The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

25 As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.

But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”

27 As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.

28 He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
KJV
But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
WEB
But Peter raised him up, saying, “Stand up! I myself am also a man.”
ASV
But Peter raised him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
DARBY
But Peter made him rise, saying, Rise up: *I* myself also am a man.
BLB
But Peter lifted him up, saying, “Rise up, I myself am also a man.”
ÅB
Men Peter reiste ham opp og sa: Stå opp! Også jeg er et menneske.
OTB
Men Peter hjalp ham opp og sa: "Reis deg. Jeg er bare et menneske selv."
B1930
Men Peter reiste ham op og sa: Stå op! Også jeg er et menneske.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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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.”

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  • Revelation 22:8–9

    And I am John, 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.

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  • Matthew 4:10

    “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

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  • Acts 14:14–15

    But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

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  • Isaiah 42:8

    I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.

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  • Isaiah 48:13

    Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.

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  • Revelation 13:8

    And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 2:3–4

    Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.

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