John 4:53
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.
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 Judæa into Galilee.
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.
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- BSB
- Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” He believed, as did his whole house.
- ASV
- So the father knew that [it was] at that hour in which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
- DARBY
- The father therefore knew that [it was] in that hour in which Jesus said to him, Thy son lives; and he believed, himself and his whole house.
- BLB
- Therefore the father knew that [it was] in that hour at which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And he himself believed, and his whole household.
- ÅB
- Faren skjønte da at det var den time da Jesus sa til ham: Din sønn lever; og han trodde selv, og hele hans hus.
- OTB
- Da skjønte faren at det var i samme øyeblikk som Jesus hadde sagt til ham: «Din sønn lever.» Så kom han og hele hans hus til tro.
- B1930
- Faren skjønte da at det var den time da Jesus sa til ham: Din sønn lever; og han trodde selv, og hele hans hus.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 107:20
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
Read in contextLuke 19:9
And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
Read in contextPsalms 33:9
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
Read in contextActs 16:34
And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
Read in contextActs 11:14
Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
Read in contextActs 18:8
And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
Read in contextMatthew 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 contextActs 16:15
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
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