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So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. They said therefore to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him."
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The Miracle's Perfect Timing
Commentators explain that the 'seventh hour' was 1 p.m. according to Jewish timekeeping. The father's journey from Cana and the servants' report of 'yesterday' align perfectly with this timing. This precision provided undeniable proof that the healing happened at the exact moment Jesus spoke the word, confirming it was a divine act, not a coincidence.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The seventh hour. About one o'clock in the afternoon.
Inquired (επυθετο). Second aorist middle indicative of πυνθανομα.
Began to mend (κομψοτερον εσχεν). Second…
19th Century
Anglican
Then he inquired of them.—But were these two facts—the assurance at Cana, and the actual healing powers at Capernaum—trul…
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16th Century
Protestant
Therefore he inquired at them. That this courtier asked his servants at what time his son began to recover was done by a secret impulse fr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then inquired he of them the hour He did not at all hesitate about the truth of it, or was in any surprise upon it; …
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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 …
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 …
