Robertson Word Pictures - John 9:38 - 9:38

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Robertson Word Pictures - John 9:38 - 9:38


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Lord, I believe (Pisteuō, kurie). Kurie here = Lord (reverence, no longer respect as in Joh 9:36). A short creed, but to the point.

And he worshipped him (kai prosekunēsen autōi). Ingressive first aorist active indicative of proskuneō, old verb to fall down in reverence, to worship. Sometimes of men (Mat 18:26). In John (see Joh 4:20) this verb “is always used to express divine worship” (Bernard). It is tragic to hear men today deny that Jesus should be worshipped. He accepted worship from this new convert as he later did from Thomas who called him “God” (Joh 20:28). Peter (Act 10:25.) refused worship from Cornelius as Paul and Barnabas did at Lystra (Act 14:18), but Jesus made no protest here.