But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
Peter mused on the vision, perplexed, until the Spirit explained it to him directly. Those who would understand Scripture must meditate on it; when we are lost, we look to God for direction. The Spirit whispered it into his mind as a divine afflatus, just as God once spoke to Samuel.
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Commenting on Acts 10:19-33
Peter lifted him up because no man deserves worship: he was mortal like any other, and became believer and apostle by grace alone, not merit. To accept such homage, especially if extravagant, would suggest he was more than human.
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Stand up means Peter rejected excessive deference, not civility itself. He told Cornelius plainly: I am a man like you, nothing more. I claim no right to such profound respect, though I'll show you all the courtesy due between men.
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