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Healing the Nobleman's Son

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Jesus healed a dying boy from a distance with only a word - and the father learned his son recovered at the exact hour Jesus spoke.

A royal official from Capernaum traveled to Cana and begged Jesus to come heal his dying son. Jesus did not go with him but simply said, 'Go thy way; thy son liveth,' and the man believed and departed. On the road home his servants met him with news that the boy had recovered - at the very hour Jesus had spoken. This 'second sign' in John's Gospel demonstrates Jesus' power to heal from a distance by his word alone, and it brought the official's whole household to faith.

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Category
Healing
Testament
New Testament
Performed by
Jesus

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Key Passages

Thy Son Liveth

John 4:46-54

S46o 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.

Did You Know?

1

This is John's 'second sign,' healing the boy from about 20 miles away.

2

Jesus never went to the house - he healed with a word alone.

3

The father learned his son recovered at the exact hour Jesus spoke.

4

The whole household came to faith as a result.