Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
Parallel translations
- WEB Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”
- BSB Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
- NKJV Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”
- NASB And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “You are truly God’s Son!”
- NLT Then the disciples worshiped him. “You really are the Son of God!” they exclaimed.
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Quick answer
Those in the boat worship Jesus, confessing, 'You are truly the Son of God.' The miracle leads to right worship and confession.
Overview
Awed by what they have witnessed, the disciples worship Jesus and declare Him to be the Son of God. This confession marks a deepening recognition of His divine identity. The verse shows the proper response to Christ's self-disclosure: humble worship and the acknowledgment that He is truly God's Son, a central truth of the gospel.
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- Ps 2:7I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
- John 11:27She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
- Rom 1:4And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
- John 1:49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
- Mark 1:1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
- Matt 16:16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
- John 6:69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
- Matt 28:17And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
- Matt 26:63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
- Matt 28:9And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
- Luke 4:41And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
- John 17:1These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
- John 9:35–38Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
- Mark 15:39And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
- John 19:7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
- Matt 4:3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
- Luke 24:52And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
- Matt 15:25Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
- Dan 3:25He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
- Matt 27:54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
- 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.
- Matt 27:43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
- Acts 8:36And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
- Mark 14:61But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
- Matt 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
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