| 6. The woman of Canaan “came and worshipped him—et se prosterna.” (Matt. xv. 25.) | “Came and did him homage—et lui rendit hommage.” |
| 7. “The mother of Zebedees’ children came and worshipped him—et se prosterna.” (Matt. xx. 20.) | “Came doing homage—lui rendant hommage.” |
| 8. After resurrection “they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him—ils l’adorerent.” (Matt. xxviii. 9.) | “They did homage to him—et lui rendirent hommage.” |
| 9. The disciples also after his resurrection, “when they saw him they worshipped him—ils lui rendirent hommage.” (Matt. xxviii. 17.) | “They did homage to him—et lui rendirent hommage.” |
| 10. The legion, crying, “Jesus, thou Son of God most high, ran and worshipped him—se prosterna devant lui.” (Mark, v. 6.) | “He ran and did him homage—se prosterna devant lui—traduit ailleur par rendre hommage.” (Marg.) |
| 11. The soldiers mocking the true king, “bowing their knees, worshipped him—ils se prosternaient devant lui.” (Mark, xv. 19.) | “Did him homage—lui rendaient hommage.” |
| 12. When the disciples saw him going into heaven, “they worshipped him—l’ayant adoré.” (Luke, xxiv. 52.) | “And they having done him homage—lui ayant rendu hommage.” |
| 13. When le Lord asked the man blinds from his birth, “Believest thou on the Son of God? he said, Lord, I believe, and worshipped him—se prosterna devant lui.” (John, ix. 38.) | “And he did him homage—lui rendit hommage.” |
| 14. “Let all the angels of God worship him—l’adorent..” (Heb. i. 6.) | “And let all God’s angels worship him—lui rendent hommage.” |
| 15. When the Lamb is in the midst of the throne, “the four-and-twenty elders fell down and worshipped him—et adorent.” (Rev. v. 14.) | “And the elders fell down and did homage—et rendirent hommage.” |
These are the fifteen distinct cases of the worship of Christ recorded in the New Testament; and the reader will note that nine of them occur in the Gospel of St. Matthew. That Gospel, as every one knows, having a special Messianic character.
