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John 4:43-54
The second miracle in Galilee 43 Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee. 44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country. 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. 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. 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. 48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. 49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. 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. 51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. 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. 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. 54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee. |
Margin notes:
"After two days he departed." (4:43) - Jesus stayed two days with the Samaritan woman and the people of Sychar. "Went into Galilee." (4:43) - But not to His hometown of Nazareth in Galilee. Nazareth knew Jesus as a simple carpenter and didn't believe He was the Messiah (Matthew 13:54-58). "Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country." (4:44) - Jesus "testified" to this in Matthew 13:57; Mark 6:4 and in Luke 4:24 to highlight how the Jewish people were slow to accept the Messiah while many Gentiles were open to His message. "The Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast." (4:45) - John mentions these Passover feast miracles in John 2:23, and Nicodemus acknowledged them in verse 3:2. "Where he made the water wine." (4:46) - See John 2:1-11. "Nobleman." (4:46) - Most Bible scholars believe the nobleman was a government official in Capernaum who worked for King Herod Antipas. "He went unto him." (4:47) - The "nobleman" walked over thirty miles round trip seeking Jesus' help. "Besought him that he would come down, and heal his son." (4:47) - "Begged Jesus to come and heal his son." "Except ye see signs and wonders." (4:48) - "Unless you see miracles." "Come down ere my child die." (4:49) - "Come before my child dies." "Yesterday at the seventh hour." (4:52) - "Yesterday at one P.M." "The second miracle." (4:54) - Healing the nobleman's son was the second miracle Jesus performed in Galilee, but the Messiah had already performed miracles in other areas. Later, the people in His hometown of Nazareth asked Jesus to duplicate this miracle for them (Luke 4:23). |