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Jesus therefore said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders, you will in no way believe."
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A Rebuke for the Crowd
Multiple commentators (Barnes, Ellicott, Gill) note that Jesus' use of "ye" is plural. His rebuke was not just for the desperate father but for the surrounding Galileans. Unlike the Samaritans who believed based on His word, the Galileans had a shallow faith that constantly demanded new miracles.
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John
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Except ye see signs, etc. This was spoken not to the nobleman only, but to the Galileans generally. The Samaritans had believed without an…
Except ye see (εαν μη ιδητε). Condition of the third class (εαν μη, negative, with second aorist active subjunctive of οραω). Jesu…
19th Century
Anglican
Signs and wonders.—See Note on John 2:11. The words are here addressed to Jews, for there is no reason to think that the nobleman …
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Jesus’ reply seems like a heartless rejection. He seemed to insinuate that the official, like the rest of the Galileans, was merely attempting to e…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said Jesus to him With some degree of roughness in his speech, and severity in his countenance, in a way of reproof for his un…
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 …
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13th Century
Catholic
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 …
