Verses 25-26
Cornelius met Peter like the apostle John responded to God’s angelic messenger on another occasion. Nevertheless Peter, like the angel, refused this unwarranted veneration (cf. Revelation 19:10; Revelation 22:8-9).
". . . Simon Peter would never have let you get down to kiss his big toe [as pilgrims to St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome do to the statue of Peter there]. He just wouldn’t permit it." [Note: McGee, 4:556.]
Later Paul and Barnabas received a similar reception from the Lystrans and likewise refused worship (Acts 14:11-15).
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