*John 4:43-54
Jesus heals the son of a royal official from afar, demonstrating his power to heal and leading the official and his household to believe.
- Return to Galilee:
- After His encounter with the Samaritan woman, Jesus leaves Sychar and returns to Galilee.
- Reception in Galilee:
- Jesus arrives in Galilee, where the people welcome Him, having seen the signs He performed in Jerusalem during the Passover feast.
- Royal Official’s Plea:
- A royal official from Capernaum hears that Jesus has come from Judea to Galilee and travels to Him, pleading for Jesus to come and heal his son, who is close to death.
- Jesus’ Response:
- Jesus tells the official, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”
- Official’s Persistency:
- The official implores Jesus, saying, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”
- Assurance of Healing:
- Jesus responds, “Go; your son will live.”
- The official believes Jesus’ words and begins his journey back to Capernaum.
- Confirmation of Healing:
- On his way home, the official’s servants meet him and inform him that his son is alive and well.
- When the official inquires about the time of his son’s recovery, he realizes that it coincides with the moment Jesus assured him of his son’s healing.
- Faith Response:
- The official and his whole household believe in Jesus as a result of this miraculous sign.
- Second Sign in Cana:
- This healing in Capernaum is the second sign that Jesus performs upon coming to Galilee, following the miracle of turning water into wine in Cana.
4:43 Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.
4:44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
4:45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
4:46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
4:47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
4:48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
4:49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
4:50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
4:51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
4:52 Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
4:53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
4:54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.