John 4:48

John 4:48 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
• New International Version (NIV)“Unless you people see signs and wonders,” Jesus told him, “you will never believe.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Jesus said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.”

Context of John 4:48

46So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. 47When he heard that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus to him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. 49The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down before my child dieth. 50Jesus saith to him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken to him, and he departed.

John 4:48 word by word

εἶπεν οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς πρὸς αὐτόν· ἐὰν μὴ σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα ἴδητε, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσητε.Read the interlinear

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Exceptἐὰν μήean mē · unlessG3362
• seeεἴδωeidō · to perceive: seeG1492
• signsσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• wondersτέραςteras · wondersG5059
• willπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• notοὐ μήou mē · neverG3364

Cross-references for John 4:48

• John 4:41And many more believed because of his own word;
• John 2:18Then answered the Jews and said to him, What sign showest thou to us, seeing that thou doest these things?
• John 12:37But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
• John 15:24If I had not done among them the works which no other man hath done, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
• John 20:29Jesus saith to him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
• Numbers 14:11And the LORD said to Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be before they believe me, for all the signs which I have shown among them?
• Matthew 16:1The Pharisees also and the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven.
• Matthew 27:42He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he is King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
• Luke 10:18And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
• Luke 16:31And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
• Acts 2:22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
• 1 Corinthians 1:22For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek wisdom:

Commentaries on John 4:48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 48Except ye see signs and wonders, etc. - 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 Cana, to beg him to heal his son. If he had had enough, he would have been contented with recommending his son to our Lord, without entreating him to go to Capernaum to heal him; which intimates that he did not believe our Lord could do it at a distance. But the words are not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 48Except 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 believe him than even they were; and though he had performed miracles enough to convince them, yet, unless they continually saw them, they would not believe.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 43-54Verses 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 not stop from his request till he prevailed. But at first he discovered the weakness of his faith in the power of Christ. It is hard to persuade ourselves that distance of time and place, are no hinderance to the knowledge, mercy, and power of our Lord…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 48Jesus strongly criticized the Galileans for asking to see miracles and wonders before they would believe (see 6:30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 48-5448-54. Except ye see signs, &c.--He did believe, both as his coming and his urgent entreaty show; but how imperfectly we shall see; and our Lord would deepen his faith by such a blunt and seemingly rough answer as He made to Nicodemus.Read the comment

Topics related to John 4:48

• Capernaum
• Children
• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Nobleman
• Sign
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Dealing
• Ere
• God
• Hear
• Live
• Meat
• Messiah
• Spirit

Commentaries on John 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings