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OET (OET-RV) “I do believe, master,” the man responded. Then he knelt down in front of Yeshua.
OET-LV And he was_saying:
I_am_believing, master, and he_prostrated before_him.
SR-GNT Ὁ δὲ ἔφη, “Πιστεύω, ˚Κύριε”· καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷ. ‡
(Ho de efaʸ, “Pisteuō, ˚Kurie”; kai prosekunaʸsen autōi.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Now he said, “Lord, I believe” and he worshiped him.
UST The man said, “Lord, I trust that you are the Son of Man.” Then he went down on his knees and worshiped Jesus.
BSB § “Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.
BLB And he was saying, "I believe, Lord." And he worshiped Him.
AICNT [Then he said, “I believe, Lord,” and he worshiped[fn] him.
9:38, worshiped: BDAG gives meaning of the Greek word translated “worship” as to express in attitude or gesture one's complete dependence on or submission to a high authority figure, (fall down and) worship, do obeisance to, prostrate oneself before, do reverence to, welcome respectfully. BDAG states “Frequently used to designate the custom of prostrating oneself before persons and kissing their feet or the hem of their garment, the ground, etc.” (BDAG, προσκυνέω)
OEB ‘Then, Sir, I do believe,’ said the man, bowing to the ground before him;
WEBBE He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshipped him.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET [He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.
LSV and he said, “I believe, Lord,” and worshiped Him.
FBV “I trust you, Lord!” he said, and he kneeled in worship before Jesus.
TCNT The man said, “I believe, Lord.” And he worshiped him.
T4T The man said, “Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah!” Then he knelt down before Jesus and worshipped him.
LEB And he said, “I believe, Lord!” and he worshiped him.
BBE And he said, Lord, I have faith. And he gave him worship.
Moff No Moff YHN (JHN) book available
Wymth "I believe, Sir," he said. And he threw himself at His feet.
ASV And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
DRA And he said: I believe, Lord. And falling down, he adored him.
YLT and he said, 'I believe, sir,' and bowed before him.
Drby And he said, I believe, Lord: and he did him homage.
RV And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
Wbstr And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshiped him.
KJB-1769 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
KJB-1611 And he said, Lord, I beleeue: and he worshipped him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
Bshps And he sayde, Lorde, I beleue: And he worshipped hym.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Gnva Then he sayd, Lord, I beleeue, and worshipped him.
(Then he said, Lord, I believe, and worshipped him. )
Cvdl He sayde: LORDE, I beleue. And he worshipped him.
(He said: LORD, I believe. And he worshipped him.)
TNT And he sayde: Lorde I beleve: and worshipped him.
(And he said: Lord I believe: and worshipped him. )
Wycl And he seide, Lord, Y byleue. And he felle doun, and worschipide hym.
(And he said, Lord, I byleue. And he felle down, and worshipped him.)
Luth Er aber sprach: HErr, ich glaube; und betete ihn an.
(He but spoke: LORD, I glaube; and prayed him/it an.)
ClVg At ille ait: Credo, Domine. Et procidens adoravit eum.
(At ille he_said: Credo, Domine. And procidens adoravit him. )
UGNT ὁ δὲ ἔφη, πιστεύω, Κύριε; καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷ.
(ho de efaʸ, pisteuō, Kurie; kai prosekunaʸsen autōi.)
SBL-GNT ὁ δὲ ἔφη· Πιστεύω, κύριε· καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷ.
(ho de efaʸ; Pisteuō, kurie; kai prosekunaʸsen autōi.)
TC-GNT Ὁ δὲ ἔφη, Πιστεύω, Κύριε· καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷ.
(Ho de efaʸ, Pisteuō, Kurie; kai prosekunaʸsen autōi. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).
9:1-41 At the Festival of Shelters (chs 7–8), Jesus claimed to be the light of the world (8:12). Now John tells about Jesus giving light, both physically and spiritually, to a blind man who lived in darkness (see 9:5). The story ends with a splendid reversal of roles: The blind man who was assumed to be in spiritual darkness could see God’s light, whereas the Pharisees, who could see physically and were thought to be enlightened, were shown to be spiritually blind.
John’s Profile of Discipleship
In the first half of his Gospel, John tells about a variety of people who model true discipleship (see John 1:19-51; 4:1-42; 9:1-41). Through them John provides a profile of the mature follower, or “disciple,” of Christ.
What is the profile of a disciple? (1) Disciples know who Jesus is. In each of these three accounts, Jesus is identified correctly (see, e.g., 1:34, 36, 38, 41; 4:19, 29, 31; 9:2, 17, 35-38). (2) Disciples believe in Jesus. They see Jesus’ mighty works, listen to his profound words, and believe (see 1:49; 4:39-42; 9:35-38; see also 20:8, 24-29). (3) Jesus’ disciples understand that they must follow him if their discipleship is to be successful (1:37-43; 8:12; 10:4-5, 27; 12:26; 21:19-22). Following implies genuine devotion, leaving what we have to embrace the journey with Jesus.
John provided this profile of true discipleship because he wanted his readers to join these courageous men and women and become disciples of Jesus as well (see 20:30-31).
Passages for Further Study
Matt 9:9-10; 10:16-22; 16:24-28; Luke 14:26-33; John 8:31-32; 9:1-41; 12:25-26; 13:35; 18:36; Acts 9:2; Rom 15:5; 1 Cor 3:4-11
Κύριε
Lord
Now that the formerly blind man knows that Jesus is the Lord, he calls Jesus Lord. (See: lord)
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
πιστεύω
˱I˲_/am/_believing
Here, the formerly blind man is leaving out some words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from 9:36. Alternate translation: “I believe that you are the Son of Man”