“When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus's knees and said, go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man — the recognition of the miraculous produces not celebration but prostration and confession. Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man: the encounter with the genuinely holy produces the awareness of one's own unholiness — Isaiah's I am a man of unclean lips (Isaiah 6:5) and Job's my ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you (Job 42:5). The Lord title communicates genuine recognition.
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