But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
St. Chrysostom (hom. xxi in Act.) thinketh Peter refused this homage through humility, because this falling down, proskunein, is frequently used in Scripture towards men. St. Jerome (adv. Vigil. chap. ii.) holds the contrary sentiment.