<p>10:26 <i>But Peter raised him up, saying: Stand up</i>- The occurrence together of the words &quot;raised up&quot; and &quot;stand up&quot; recalls incidents in the Gospels (Mk. 9:27; Lk. 6:8). Peter would have observed the Lord 'raising up' and then making 'stand up' the sick boy of Mk. 9:27; and he would have seen this as his pattern. We earlier observed how Peter's healing of Tabitha reflects the Lord's body movements and language. This sets us a challenge in our Christianity, our following and absorption of Him. It should be to the point that the actions and even body movements of the historical Jesus are so imprinted upon us that we are literally influenced by His Spirit.</p><p><em>I myself am also a man</em>- These are the very same words on the lips of the Centurion in Mt. 8:9 and Lk. 7:8: &quot;I am a man&quot;. One wonders whether this Centurion was in fact Cornelius or in some way connected with him. In this case, Peter would be quoting the words of Cornelius back to him, assuring him that he too was exactly who he was. We notice how the essence of this incident repeated in Paul's ministry, when in Acts 14:15 Paul has to assure the crowd that &quot;We are men...&quot;. Again, Paul was being brought to understand Peter by going through similar experiences.</p>