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Those who were in the boat came and worshipped him, saying, "You are truly the Son of God!"
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Worship Reserved for God
Commentators stress that the disciples' worship was genuine religious adoration. As Charles Spurgeon notes, first-century Jews would not worship a mere man. Their act of worship (Greek: proskuneo), which Jesus accepted, was a clear acknowledgment of His divinity, not just respect for a great teacher.
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Matthew
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Worshipped him (προσεκυνησαν αυτω). And Jesus accepted it. They were growing in appreciation of the person and power of Christ fro…
19th Century
Anglican
Those who were in the ship — The particular description was apparently intended to distinguish them from Peter and the other disci…
Baptist
No wonder that Peter worshipped him, nor that his comrades did the same. All the disciples, who had been so rescued by their Lord’s coming…
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The climax of the story is not the stilling of the storm but the confession and worship of the disciples: “Truly you are the Son of God.” This is t…
16th Century
Protestant
Those who were in the ship. I understand these words to refer not only to the disciples, but to the sailors and other passengers. So then,…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then they that were in the ship Not only the rest of the disciples, who remained in it, while Peter came forth out o…
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Presbyterian
Those are not Christ's followers who cannot enjoy being alone with God and their own hearts. It is good, on special occasions, and when we find our…
13th Century
Catholic
After having excluded Herod’s opinion, here the Evangelist mentions the power of Christ’s doctrine. For its power is threefold: it feeds, it rescue…
