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But Peter raised him up, saying, "Stand up! I myself am also a man."
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Humility in Christian Service
Commentators highlight Peter's immediate response as a model of humility. By lifting Cornelius and saying, "I myself also am a man," he rejected excessive honor. As scholar John Gill notes, Peter understood his apostolic role was a gift of God's grace, not personal merit, and therefore refused any reverence that might suggest he was more than human.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Stand up, etc. This does not imply that Peter supposed that Cornelius intended to offer him religious reverence. It was practically saying…
As Peter was brought into the centurion’s home past the gatehouse and then into the courtyard, Cornelius came from his living quarters to meet him.…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But Peter took him up As he lay at his feet, and lifted him up and set him on his legs:
saying, s…
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