And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
Parallel translations
- WEB And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
- BSB and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
- NKJV And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you.
- NASB the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you.
- NLT As they listen, their secret thoughts will be exposed, and they will fall to their knees and worship God, declaring, “God is truly here among you.”
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The secrets of his heart are exposed, and he falls down to worship God, confessing God is truly among them. Clear gospel speech leads to conversion.
Overview
Paul completes the scene with the unbeliever's repentance: his hidden sins are uncovered, and he worships, acknowledging God's presence. This is the goal of intelligible ministry, that outsiders meet God and bow before Him. Prophecy thus advances both the edification of the church and the salvation of the lost in Christ.
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- Isa 45:14Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
- Zech 8:23Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
- Ps 72:11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
- Gen 44:14And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
- Isa 60:14The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
- Deut 9:18And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
- Rev 5:8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
- Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
- Luke 17:16And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
- Luke 8:28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
- Rev 19:4And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
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