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Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”
Matthew 14:33 · New King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”
  • KJV Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
  • BSB Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
  • ESV And those in the boat 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.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 25

  • Ps 2:7I will tell of the decree. Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.
  • John 11:27She said to him, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, God’s Son, he who comes into the world.”
  • Rom 1:4who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
  • John 1:49Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!”
  • Mark 1:1The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
  • Matt 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
  • John 6:69We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
  • Matt 28:17When they saw him, they bowed down to him, but some doubted.
  • Matt 26:63But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, “I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”
  • Matt 28:9As they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” They came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.
  • Luke 4:41Demons also came out of many, crying out, and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” Rebuking them, he didn’t allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
  • John 17:1Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;
  • John 9:35–38Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”
  • Mark 15:39When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, 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 4:3The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
  • Luke 24:52They worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
  • Matt 15:25But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
  • Dan 3:25He answered, Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed; and the aspect of the fourth is like a son of the gods.
  • Matt 27:54Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, 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 do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torment me!”
  • Matt 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
  • Acts 8:36As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”
  • Mark 14:61But he stayed quiet, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”
  • Matt 17:5While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”

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Christ at the center

Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — son of David, son of Abraham — the new Moses and true Israel in whom every prophecy reaches 'that it might be fulfilled.'

How Matthew 14:33 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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