John 4:50
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.
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.
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
- “Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Jesus said to him, “Go your way. Your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.
- ASV
- Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. The man believed the word that Jesus spake unto him, and he went his way.
- DARBY
- Jesus says to him, Go, thy son lives. And the man believed the word which Jesus said to him, and went his way.
- BLB
- Jesus says to him. “Go, your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus said to him, and he was going.
- ÅB
- Jesus sier til ham: Gå hjem, din sønn lever! Mannen trodde det ord Jesus sa til ham, og gikk.
- OTB
- Jesus sa til ham: «Gå; din sønn lever.» Mannen trodde det ordet Jesus sa til ham og dro.
- B1930
- Jesus sier til ham: Gå hjem, din sønn lever! Mannen trodde det ord Jesus sa til ham, og gikk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 8:13
And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
Read in contextRomans 4:20–21
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
Read in contextMark 7:29–30
And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
Read in contextLuke 17:14
And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
Read in contextActs 14:9–10
The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
Read in contextJohn 11:40
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
Read in contextMark 9:23–24
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Read in contextHebrews 11:19
Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
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