Commentaries on Acts 10:25

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

And as Peter was coming in,.... Not into the city of Caesarea, for his entrance there is mentioned before, but into the house of Cornelius: Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet; to testify his great affection for him, and reverence of him: and worshipped [him]; not with a religious adoration, or with worship due to God; for that would have been contrary to his character as a devout man,...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

It is a turn very new and remarkable which the story of this chapter gives to the Acts of the apostles; hitherto, both at Jerusalem and every where else where the ministers of Christ came, they preached the gospel only to the Jews, or those Greeks that were circumcised and proselyted to the Jews' religion; but now, "Lo, we turn to the Gentiles;" and to them the door of faith is here opened: good...