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Verb proskyneō (to prostrate) in the New Testament
(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament with a few modifications for a more litteral meaning)
Matthew
2: 2 | asking, "Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to prostrate (proskyneō) before him." |
2: 8 | Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and prostrate (proskyneō) before him." |
2: 11 | On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and falling they prostrated (proskyneō) before him. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. |
4: 9 | and he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and prostrate (proskyneō) before me." |
4: 10 | Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! for it is written, 'You will prostrate (proskyneō) before the Lord your God, and serve only him.'" |
8: 2 | and there was a leper who came to him and prostrated (proskyneō) before him, saying, "Lord, if you choose, you can make me clean." |
9: 18 | While he was saying these things to them, suddenly a leader of the synagogue came in and prostrated (proskyneō) before him, saying, "My daughter has just died; but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live." |
14: 33 | And those in the boat prostrated (proskyneō) before him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." |
15: 25 | But she came and prostrated (proskyneō) before him, saying, "Lord, help me." |
18: 26 | So the slave, falling, prostrated (proskyneō) before him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.' |
20: 20 | Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, and prostrated (proskyneō) before him, she asked a favor of him. |
28: 9 | Suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and prostrated (proskyneō) before him. |
28: 17 | When they saw him, they prostrated (proskyneō) before him; but some doubted. |
Mark
5: 6 | When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and prostrated (proskyneō) before him; |
15: 19 | They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down prostrating (proskyneō) before him. |
Luke
4: 7 | If you, then, will prostrate (proskyneō) before me, it will all be yours." |
4: 8 | Jesus answered him, "It is written, ' Prostrate (proskyneō) before the Lord your God, and serve only him.'" |
24: 52 | And they prostrated (proskyneō) before him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy; |
John
4: 20 | Our ancestors have prostrated (proskyneō) themselves on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must prostrate (proskyneō) is in Jerusalem." |
4: 21 | Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will prostrate (proskyneō) before the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. |
4: 22 | You prostrate (proskyneō) before what you do not know; we prostrate (proskyneō) before what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. |
4: 23 | But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will prostrate (proskyneō) before the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to prostrate (proskyneō) before him. |
4: 24 | God is spirit, and those who prostrate (proskyneō) before him must prostrate (proskyneō) in spirit and truth." |
9: 38 | He said, "Lord, I believe." And he prostrated (proskyneō) before him. |
12: 20 | Now among those who went up to prostrate (proskyneō) at the festival were some Greeks. |
Acts
7: 43 | No; you took along the tent of Moloch, and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to prostrate (proskyneō) before them; so I will remove you beyond Babylon.' |
8: 27 | So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to prostrate (proskyneō) himself. |
10: 25 | On Peter's arrival Cornelius met him, and falling at his feet, prostrated (proskyneō) before him. |
24: 11 | As you can find out, it is not more than twelve days since I went up to prostrate (proskyneō) myself in Jerusalem. |
1 Corinthians
14: 25 | After the secrets of the unbeliever's heart are disclosed, that person will bow down on his face before God and prostrate (proskyneō) before him, declaring, "God is really among you." |
Hebrews
1: 6 | And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels prostrate (proskyneō) before him." |
11: 21 | By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, "he prostrated (proskyneō) himself over the top of his staff." |
Revelation
3: 9 | I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but are lying - I will make them come and prostrate (proskyneō) before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you. |
4: 10 | the twenty-four elders fall before the one who is seated on the throne and prostrate (proskyneō) before the one who lives forever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing, |
5: 14 | And the four living creatures said, "Amen!" And the elders fell down and prostrated (proskyneō) themselves. |
7: 11 | And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and prostrated (proskyneō) themselves before God, |
9: 20 | The rest of humankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands or give up prostrating (proskyneō) before demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. |
11: 1 | Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, "Come and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who prostrated (proskyneō) themselves there, |
11: 16 | Then the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and prostrated (proskyneō) before God, |
13: 4 | They prostrated (proskyneō) before the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they prostrated (proskyneō) before the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?" |
13: 8 | and all the inhabitants of the earth will prostrated (proskyneō) before it, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that was slaughtered. |
13: 12 | It exercises all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and it makes the earth and its inhabitants prostrate (proskyneō) before the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed. |
13: 15 | and it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast so that the image of the beast could even speak and cause those who would not prostrate (proskyneō) before the image of the beast to be killed. |
14: 7 | He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come; and prostrate (proskyneō) before him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water." |
14: 9 | Then another angel, a third, followed them, crying with a loud voice, "Those who prostrate (proskyneō) before the beast and its image, and receive a mark on their foreheads or on their hands, |
14: 11 | And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who prostrate (proskyneō) before the beast and its image and for anyone who receives the mark of its name." |
15: 4 | Lord, who will not fear and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and prostrate (proskyneō) before you, for your judgments have been revealed." |
16: 2 | So the first angel went and poured his bowl on the earth, and a foul and painful sore came on those who had the mark of the beast and who prostrated (proskyneō) before its image. |
19: 4 | And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and prostrated (proskyneō) before God who is seated on the throne, saying, "Amen. Hallelujah!" |
19: 10 | Then I fell down at his feet to prostrate (proskyneō) before him, but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your comrades who hold the testimony of Jesus. Prostrate (proskyneō) before God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." |
19: 20 | And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed in its presence the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who prostrated (proskyneō) before its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. |
20: 4 | Then I saw thrones, and those seated on them were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony to Jesus and for the word of God. They had not prostrated (proskyneō) before the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. |
22: 8 | I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to prostrate (proskyneō) at the feet of the angel who showed them to me; |
22: 9 | but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your comrades the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Prostrate (proskyneō) before God!" |
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