Verse 48. _EXCEPT YE SEE SIGNS AND WONDERS_, c.] Our Lord does not tell this man that he had no faith, but that he had not _enough_. If he had had _none_, he would not have come from Capernaum to Can...
EXCEPT YE SEE SIGNS ... - This was spoken not to the nobleman only, but to the Galileans generally. The Samaritans had believed without any miracle. The Galileans, he said, were less disposed to belie...
CHAPTER 4 _ 1. He Must Needs Pass Through Samaria. (John 4:1 .)_ 2. At Sychar's Well; Jesus and the Samaritan Woman. (John 4:6 .) 3. The Woman's Witness and the Believing Samaritans. (John 4:27 .)...
THE HEALING OF THE SON OF THE KING'S OFFICER. The narrative is plain and needs little comment. The similarity of the story to Matthew 8:5 ff. (Luke 7:2 ff.) has often been noticed since the time of Ir...
EXCEPT YE SEE SIGNS AND WONDERS, YE WILL NOT BELIEVE. Jesus had just come from Sychar where, without. miracle, but because his words and character met the needs of their souls, the people believed on...
So again he came to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water into wine. Now there was a certain courtier whose son was ill in Capernaum. When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judaea into Ga...
BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS (John 4:1-9)...
EXCEPT. If not. Greek _ean_ me. App-118 and App-105. SIGNS. See note on John 2:11. signs and wonders. See App-176. NOT. in no wise. Greek. _ou me._ App-105....
_signs and wonders_ Christ's miracles are never mere -wonders" to excite astonishment; they are -signs" of heavenly truths as well, and this is their primary characteristic. Where these two words are...
John 2:13 TO JOHN 11:57. The Work We here enter on the second portion of the first main division of the Gospel, thus subdivided: The Work (1) among _Jews_, (2) among _Samaritans_, (3) among _Galilean...
ΣΗΜΕΙ͂Α Κ. ΤΈΡΑΤΑ. Christ’s miracles are never mere τέρατα, wonders to excite astonishment; they are ‘signs’ of heavenly truths as well, and this is their primary characteristic. Where the two words a...
THE WORK AMONG GALILEANS...
Ver 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 Judea in...
_THIS COULD BE THE CHRIST BECAUSE OF HIS MIRACLES AND SIGNS -- JOHN 4:46-54:_ The healing of the nobleman's son was a second miracle at Cana. It was here that Jesus had made the water into wine. (John...
ΣΗΜΕΪ́ΟΝ (G4592) знамение (John 2:11). ΤΈΡΑΤΑ _pl. от_ ΤΈΡΑΣ (G5059) чудо. Привлекает внимание к чудесному аспекту происходящего, но в НЗ используется не только в этом смысле (Morris), ΊΊΔΗΤΕ _aor....
EXCEPT YE SEE SIGNS, &C.— Jesus said _to him,_ and to them that were about him, "I perceive that though _the Samaritans_ shewed so great a regard to my word, as to believe without the cogency of mirac...
HEALING A NOBLEMAN'S SON AT CAPERNAUM _Text 4:46-54_ 46 He came therefore again unto Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 4:43-54 What has been before us from verse 4 to the end of verse 42 in this chapter is in the nature of a parenthesis, inasmuch as these verses record what occur...
Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. THEN SAID JESUS, EXCEPT YE SEE SIGNS AND WONDERS [ seemeia (G4592) kai (G2532) terata (G5059)]. The latter word expre...
19 Compare Mat_14:3-5; Mar_6:17-18. 19 Herod's treatment of John is here inserted ahead of time to close the account of John's ministry before opening that of his Master's. 21-22 Compare Mat_3:13-17...
4:48 not (a-14) A strengthened negative....
THE SAMARITAN WOMAN 1-42. Christ in Samaria. The ministry in Samaria is recorded because it is the author's design to exhibit Christ as the Saviour, not only of Israel, but of the world (John 4:42)....
BEGINNING OF THE MINISTRY PROPER IN GALILEE, December, 27 a.d. HEALING OF THE NOBLEMAN'S SON. 44. Our Lord's OWN COUNTRY here is probably Judæa, where He was born, and which the ancient prophecies ind...
EXCEPT YE SEE SIGNS] Not too much must be made of this rebuke. Our Lord was trying his faith, as in the case of the Canaanitish woman (Mark 7:27). It answered the test, and was rewarded by the healing...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 4 JESUS TALKS TO A WOMAN IN *SAMARIA 4:1-26 V1 The *Pharisees heard that Jesus was *baptising more people than John the...
SIGNS AND WONDERS. — See Note on John 2:11. The words are here addressed to Jews, for there is no reason to think that the nobleman himself was not one. They are spoken to him, but the _ye_ extends th...
CHAPTER 11 THE SECOND SIGN IN GALILEE. “In the mean while the disciples prayed Him, saying, Rabbi, eat. But He said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not. The disciples therefore said one to...
_Jesus passes into Galilee and there heals the son of a nobleman_....
THE REWARD OF TRUSTING JESUS' WORD John 4:46-54 The particular interest of this beautiful incident is in John 4:50. The father had such faith in our Lord's promise that he started off at once on his...
The words, "He must needs pass through Samaria" are arresting. The final explanation must be found in His dealing with the woman of Samaria. In itself, it is a radiant revelation of His method as He l...
JESUS HEALS THE SON OF THE ROYALIST John 4:46-54. “Then Jesus again came into Cana of Galilee, where He turned the water into wine; there was a certain royalist, whose son was sick in Capernaum. He, h...
THIRD SECTION: 4:43-54. JESUS IN GALILEE. In Judea, unbelief had prevailed. In Samaria, faith had just appeared. Galilee takes an intermediate position. Jesus is received there, but by reason of His m...
VER. 48. “ _Jesus therefore said to him: Unless ye see signs and wonders ye will in no wise believe._ ” This reply of Jesus is perplexing; for it seems to suppose that this man asked for the miracle t...
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 Galileans...
The opening verses (John 1:1-18) introduce the most glorious subject which God Himself ever gave in employing the pen of man; not only the most glorious in point of theme, but in the profoundest point...
_THE NOBLEMAN’S SON_ ‘Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman saith unto Him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; t...
And now Jesus, being driven away by the jealousy of the Jews, begins His ministry outside that people, while still acknowledging their true position in the dealings of God. He goes away into Galilee;...
THEN SAID JESUS UNTO HIM,.... With some degree of roughness in his speech, and severity in his countenance, in a way of reproof for his unbelief, as if he could not heal his son without going down to...
Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. Ver. 48. _Except ye see signs, &c._] Our Saviour first chides him, and upon his well bearing of that, accommodates him....
_There was a certain nobleman_ One belonging to the king's court, as the word βασιλικος, here used, properly signifies. The Syriac and Arabic versions render it, _a minister_, or _servant of the king_...
EXCEPT YE SEE SIGNS; unless by miracles he showed that he was the Messiah, they would not believe on him....
The nobleman's plea:...
THEN SAID JESUS UNTO HIM, EXCEPT YE SEE SIGNS AND WONDERS, YE WILL NOT BELIEVE....
A SAMARITAN WOMAN GIVEN THE WATER OF LIFE (vs.1-26) The Lord now leaves Judea because He knew the Pharisees' thoughts as to His baptizing more disciples than John. Not that the Lord Himself did the...
43-54 The father was a nobleman, yet the son was sick. Honours and titles are no security from sickness and death. The greatest men must go themselves to God, must become beggars. The nobleman did no...
It may seem strange to such as do not well weigh all circumstances, that our Saviour, who at other times went without asking, showed himself so hard to be entreated by this courtier, and answereth him...
Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XI And all the cures that He works among the people, especially those recorded by the Evangelists, took place at that time, that those who would not otherwise have b...
John 4:48 Then G3767 Jesus G2424 said G2036 (G5627) to G4314 him G846 Unless G3362 see G1492 ...
‘Jesus therefore said to him, “Unless you (plural) see signs and wonders you will never believe”.' It does not really matter whether Jesus saw the man as a Jew or a Galilean, or as a courtier and poli...
THE HEALING OF THE HIGH OFFICIAL'S SON (JOHN 4:46). We now come to John's ‘second sign' (the first being the turning of water into wine - John 2:11). This consisted of the healing of the High Official...
John 4:48. Jesus therefore said unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The charge against the father is that his apparent faith is only thinly-veiled unbelief. The words seem...
This section of the Gospel brings Jesus before us in Galilee, in His intercourse with the Galileans, and in particular with the king's officer, who may be regarded as in a certain sense their represen...
EXCEPT YE SEE (εαν μη ιδητε). Condition of the third class (εαν μη, negative, with second aorist active subjunctive of οραω). Jesus is not discounting his "signs and wonders" (σημεια κα τερατα, both...
John 4:48 Faith without Demonstration. (Trinity Sunday.) A few words will make it evident that men are unreasonable and inconsistent in refusing to believe the creed before they see the Scripture pr...
CONTENTS: Jesus and the Samaritan woman. The indwelling Spirit. The nobleman's son healed. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, John the Baptist, Pharisees, Jacob, Joseph, woman of Samaria, her husband, n...
John 4:1. _When therefore the Lord knew how the pharisees,_ chiefly priests, and many of them principal members of the council, _had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John._ The p...
UNLESS YOU SEE GREAT AND WONDERFUL WORKS. Samaria had welcomed Jesus as a_ prophet,_ without any miracles. The Jews did not welcome him as a prophet who spoke God's truth, but as a miracle-worker....
_There was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum_ THE SECOND MIRACLE AT CANA Who shall persuade us that we have not here a true story? I. Notice SOME OF ITS LESS OBVIOUS POINTS. 1. Ma...
VER. 45. _When therefore He was come_, &c. _All the miracles_, especially that He alone had cast out all the buyers and sellers from the Temple, as well as the many other signs that He had shown. Obse...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 4:43. OUR LORD’S GALILEAN MINISTRY.—Detailed accounts of His work in Galilee are found in the Synoptics (Matthew 4:12; Luke 4:14;...
EXPOSITION JOHN 4:1 7. _The ministry and revelation of the Lord to those beyond the strict compass of the theocracy. _This passage describes an incident of consummate interest, and records a specime...
Now when the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (though Jesus himself baptized none, but his disciples,) (John 4:1) Now this can mean one of t...
1 Corinthians 1:22; Acts 2:22; John 12:37; John 15:24; John 2:18;...
Unless ye see signs and wonders — Although the Samaritans believed without them....