Thy son liveth (ο υιος σου ζη). "Thy son is living," and will not now die, Jesus means. Words too good and gracious to be true. Hi…

Go thy way. This was a kind and tender address. It was designed to convince him that he could perform a miracle though not personally pres…

Go your way.—His faith is to be strengthened and is to pass beyond a trust in aid through bodily presence. Jesus will not go down,…

St. John Chrysostom: On a previous occasion, our Lord attended a wedding in Cana of Galilee; now He goes there to convert the …

Jesus’ response still seems somewhat impersonal and casual. By dismissing the official with the statement that his son was alive, Jesus created a d…

Thy son liveth. The first thing that strikes us here is the astonishing kindness and condescension of Christ: He bears with the man’s igno…

Jesus says to him, go your way
Return home in peace, do not be overly troubled and distressed about this matter; lea…

The father was a nobleman, yet the son was sick. Honors and titles are no security from sickness and death. The greatest men must go themselves to …

1. Having told us the place of this miracle, the Evangelist now describes the miracle itself, telling us of the person who was ill, the one …