John 4:48
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 Judæa 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.
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
- KJV
- Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
- WEB
- Jesus therefore said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will in no way believe.”
- ASV
- Jesus therefore said unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe.
- DARBY
- Jesus therefore said to him, Unless ye see signs and wonders ye will not believe.
- BLB
- Therefore Jesus said to him, “Unless you⁺ see signs and wonders, you⁺ will never believe.”
- ÅB
- Jesus sa da til ham: Uten at dere ser tegn og under, tror dere ikke.
- OTB
- Da sa Jesus til ham: «Hvis dere ikke ser tegn og under, vil dere aldri tro.»
- B1930
- Jesus sa da til ham: Uten at I ser tegn og under, tror I ikke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 20:29
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:22
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
Read in contextHebrews 2:4
God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
Read in contextDaniel 4:2
I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
Read in contextJohn 12:37
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
Read in contextActs 2:22
Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
Read in contextRomans 15:19
Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
Read in contextLuke 16:31
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
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