Joh 9:38 | RWP | e4.org | Lord, I believe ( Πιστευω, κυριε ). Κυριε here = Lord (reverence, no longer respect as in ). A short creed, but to the point. And he worshipped him ( κα προσεκυνησεν αυτω ). Ingressive first aorist active indicative of προσκυνεω , old verb to fall down in reverence, to worship. Sometimes of men ( ). In John (see ) 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" ( ). Peter ( .) refused worship from Cornelius as Paul and Barnabas did at Lystra ( ), but Jesus made no protest here.

‏ John 9:38

Lord, I believe ( Πιστευω, κυριε ). Κυριε here = Lord (reverence, no longer respect as in 36). A short creed, but to the point.

And he worshipped him ( κα προσεκυνησεν αυτω ). Ingressive first aorist active indicative of προσκυνεω, old verb to fall down in reverence, to worship. Sometimes of men (Mt 18:26). In John (see 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 (Ac 10:25f.) refused worship from Cornelius as Paul and Barnabas did at Lystra (Ac 14:18), but Jesus made no protest here.