KJV King James Version
And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him].
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 10:25
And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him].
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
WEB World English Bible
When it happened that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.
ASV American Standard Version
And when it came to pass that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and as it came that Peter entered in, Cornelius having met him, having fallen at his feet, did bow before him;
Surrounding context — Acts 10
22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
23 Then called he them in, and lodged [them]. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
24 And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
25 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him].
26 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
27 And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenδὲG1161 · dethenἐγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoεἰσελθεῖνG1525 · eiserchomaito enterτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠέτρον,G4074 · PetrosPeterσυναντήσαςG4876 · sunantaōto meetαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoΚορνήλιοςG2883 · KornēliosCorneliusπεσὼνG4098 · piptōto collapseἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόδαςG4228 · pousfootπροσεκύνησεν.G4352 · proskuneōto worship
Cross-references
Revelation 19:10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.Revelation 22:8-9And I John saw these things, and heard [them]. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.Matthew 8:2And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.Daniel 2:46Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.Daniel 2:30But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for [any] wisdom that I have more than any living, but for [their] sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.Acts 14:11-13And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.Matthew 14:33Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
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