Verse 47
The official appealed to Jesus to make the approximately 13-mile trip from Cana to Capernaum to heal his son. He obviously believed that Jesus could heal people, but there is no indication that initially he believed that Jesus was more than a healer.
"Instances are recorded in the Talmud, which may here serve as our guide. Various cases are related in which those seriously ill, and even at the point of death, were restored by the prayers of celebrated Rabbis." [Note: Ibid.]
He must have felt desperate to seek Jesus from such a distance. Jesus’ first sign came in response to a mother’s request (John 2:1-5), but this second one came in response to a father’s request.
"The nobleman believed that Jesus could heal his son, but he made two mistakes in his thinking: that Jesus had to go to Capernaum to save the lad, and that if the boy died meanwhile, it was too late." [Note: Wiersbe, 1:303.]
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