Healing the royal official's son
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Healing the royal official's son is one of the miracles of Jesus
that appear in the Gospel of John
. This episode takes place at Capernaum
in and Jesus
heals the son of a royal official at a distance.
In the Gospel of John (NIV):
A similar episode appears in the Gospels of and , as Healing the Centurion's servant
. While Fred Craddock
treats these as the same miracle, R. T. France
considers them separate miracles.
Miracles of Jesus
The miracles of Jesus are the supernatural deeds of Jesus, as recorded in Gospels, in the course of his ministry. According to the Gospel of John, only some of these were recorded. states that "Jesus did many other things as well...
that appear in the Gospel of John
Gospel of John
The Gospel According to John , commonly referred to as the Gospel of John or simply John, and often referred to in New Testament scholarship as the Fourth Gospel, is an account of the public ministry of Jesus...
. This episode takes place at Capernaum
Capernaum
Capernaum was a fishing village in the time of the Hasmoneans. Located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It had a population of about 1,500. Archaeological excavations have revealed two ancient synagogues built one over the other...
in and Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
heals the son of a royal official at a distance.
In the Gospel of John (NIV):
- "Unless you people see signs and wonders," Jesus told him, "you will never believe."
- The royal official said, "Sir, come down before my child dies."
- "Go," Jesus replied, "your son will live."
- The man took Jesus at his word and departed. While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, "Yesterday, at one in the afternoon, the fever left him."
- Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son will live." So he and his whole household believed.
A similar episode appears in the Gospels of and , as Healing the Centurion's servant
Healing the Centurion's servant
Healing the Centurion's servant is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.According to the Gospels, a Roman Centurion asked Jesus for help because his boy servant was ill. Jesus offered to go to the Centurion's house to perform the healing, but the Centurion suggested that...
. While Fred Craddock
Fred Craddock
Fred Craddock is the Bandy Distinguished Professor of Preaching and New Testament, Emeritus, in the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He is an ordained minister of the Christian Church from rural Tennessee. He is the director of the Craddock Center, a non-profit service group which...
treats these as the same miracle, R. T. France
R. T. France
Richard Thomas France is a New Testament scholar and Anglican cleric. He was Principal of Wycliffe Hall Oxford from 1989 to 1995. He has also worked for the London School of Theology.-Biography:...
considers them separate miracles.