Acts 10 · Verse 26

Acts 10:26

But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
Acts 10:26, King James Version

Acts 10:26 in other translations

BSBBut Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
WEBBut Peter raised him up, saying, “Stand up! I myself am also a man.”
ASVBut Peter raised him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
YLTand Peter raised him, saying, ‘Stand up; I also myself am a man;'
DARBYBut Peter made him rise, saying, Rise up: I myself also am a man.
BBEBut Peter, lifting him up, said, Get up, for I am a man as you are.
WebsterBut Peter took him up, saying, Stand up: I myself also am a man.

What does Acts 10:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 10:25-29

25-29. as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him--a mark of the highest respect. fell down at his feet, and worshipped him--In the East this way of showing respect was customary not only to kings, but to others occupying a superior station; but among the Greeks and Romans it was reserved for the gods. Peter, therefore, declines it as due to no mortal [Grotius]. "Those who claim to have succeeded Peter, have not…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 26. Stand up, etc. This does not imply that Peter supposed that Cornelius intended to do him religious reverence. It was practically saying to him, "I am nothing more than a man, as thou art, and pretend to no right to such profound respects as these, but am ready in civil life to show thee all the respect that is due."--Doddridge.

(d) "stand up" Acts 14:14,15, Rev 19:10, 22:9

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 I myself also am a man - "I am not an angel; I am come to you simply, on the part of God, to deliver to you the doctrine of eternal life."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 10:19-33

When we see our call clear to any service, we should not be perplexed with doubts and scruples arising from prejudices or former ideas. Cornelius had called together his friends, to partake with him of the heavenly wisdom he expected from Peter. We should not covet to eat our spiritual morsels alone. It ought to be both given and taken as kindness and respect to our kindred and friends, to invite them to join us in…

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Acts 10:26 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὁho<the>G3588
δὲdeButG1161
ΠέτροςPetrosPeterG4074
ἤγειρενēgeirenlifted upG1453
αὐτὸνautonhimG846
λέγων·legōnsaying;G3004
ἀνάστηθι·anastēthido rise up;G450
καὶkaialsoG2532
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473
αὐτὸςautosmyselfG846
ἄνθρωπόςanthrōposa manG444
εἰμι.eimiam.G1510

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 10:26

  • Revelation 19:10

    And 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 22:8-9

    And 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. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

  • Matthew 4:10

    Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

  • Acts 14:14-15

    Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

  • Isaiah 42:8

    I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

  • Isaiah 48:13

    Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

  • Revelation 13:8

    And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4

    Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Stand.
14:14,15; Isa 42:8; 48:13; Mt 4:10; 2Th 2:3,4; Re 13:8; 19:10; 22:9

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Context

  • Acts 10:25

    And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.

  • Acts 10:26

    But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.

  • Acts 10:27

    And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.

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Acts 10:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas Pedro le levantó, diciendo: Levántate; yo mismo también soy hombre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais Pierre le releva, disant: Lève-toi; et moi aussi je suis un homme.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Petrus aber richtete ihn auf und sprach: Stehe auf! auch ich selbst bin ein Mensch.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Petrus vero elevavit eum, dicens: Surge: et ego ipse homo sum.