John 4:48

Jesus said to him, “You people will believe my message only if you see me perform more miracles!”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

In Context

47When that man heard others say that Jesus had returned to Galilee district from Judea district, he went to Jesus in Cana and pleaded with him, “Please come down to Capernaum and heal my son, who is about to die!”

49But the official said to him, “Sir, ◄ I believe in you/I believe that you came from God►. So please come down to my home before my son dies!”

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Cross References

Numbers 14:11Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “How long will these people reject me [RHQ]? I am tired of them not believing in what I can do, in spite of all the miracles I have performed among them [RHQ]!

Daniel 6:27He rescues and saves his people. He performs all kinds of miracles in heaven and on the earth. He rescued Daniel from the power of the lions!”

Luke 16:31Abraham said to him, ‘No! If they do not listen to what [MTY] Moses and the prophets [MTY] wrote, even if someone would become alive again and go and warn them, they would not be convinced {he could not convince them} that they should turn from their sinful behavior.’”

John 4:41Many more of those people believed ◄ in Jesus/that he was the Messiah► because of what he said.

Matthew Henry on John 4:44-54

The Nobleman's Son Restored. 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 Galilæans 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… Read the whole commentary →

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