Verse 8

But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying,“Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!”

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 6:5 : 5 I said,“Woe to me! I am destroyed, for my lips are contaminated by sin, and I live among people whose lips are contaminated by sin. My eyes have seen the king, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.”
  • Rev 1:17 : 17 When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said:“Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,
  • Job 42:5-6 : 5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye has seen you. 6 Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes!
  • Rev 22:8-9 : 8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things, and when I heard and saw them, I threw myself down to worship at the feet of the angel who was showing them to me. 9 But he said to me,“Do not do this! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who obey the words of this book. Worship God!”
  • Exod 20:19 : 19 They said to Moses,“You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak with us, lest we die.”
  • Judg 13:22 : 22 Manoah said to his wife,“We will certainly die, because we have seen a supernatural being!”
  • 1 Sam 6:20 : 20 The residents of Beth Shemesh asked,“Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God? To whom will the ark go up from here?”
  • 2 Sam 6:9 : 9 David was afraid of the LORD that day and said,“How will the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”
  • 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 She asked Elijah,“Why, prophet, have you come to me to confront me with my sin and kill my son?”
  • Job 40:4 : 4 “Indeed, I am completely unworthy– how could I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth to silence myself.
  • Dan 10:16-17 : 16 Then one who appeared to be a human being was touching my lips. I opened my mouth and started to speak, saying to the one who was standing before me,“Sir, due to the vision, anxiety has gripped me and I have no strength. 17 How, sir, am I able to speak with you? My strength is gone, and I am breathless.”
  • Matt 2:11 : 11 As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
  • Matt 8:8 : 8 But the centurion replied,“Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof! Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed.
  • Matt 17:6 : 6 When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.
  • John 11:32 : 32 Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him,“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
  • Acts 10:25-26 : 25 So when Peter came in, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him. 26 But Peter helped him up, saying,“Stand up. I too am a mere mortal.”
  • 1 Cor 13:12 : 12 For now we see in a mirror indirectly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known.