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The official, based in Capernaum, may have been in service to either the tetrarch Herod Antipas or the emperor. It is not clear whether he is a Jew or Gentile. [3]The healing of the official's son follows Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman regarding "a spring of water welling up to eternal life” and serves as a prelude to Jesus' statement when questioned after healing the paralytic ...
The Gospel of John does narrate the account of Jesus healing the son of a royal official at Capernaum at a distance in John 4:46–54. Some modern commentators [4] treat them as the same event. However, in his analysis of Matthew, R. T. France presents linguistic arguments against the equivalence of pais and son and considers these two separate ...
Healing the royal official's son in Capernaum in John 4:46–54; Healing the paralytic at Bethesda in John 5:1–15; Feeding the 5000 in John 6:5–14; Jesus walking on water in John 6:16–24; Healing the man blind from birth in John 9:1–7; The raising of Lazarus in John 11:1–45
In Galilee, Jesus returns to Cana, [21] where a certain nobleman or royal official (Greek: τις βασιλικὸς, tis basilikos) from Capernaum, 38 kilometres (24 mi) away, [22] asks him to heal his sick son.
Although some have drawn comparisons with the healing the royal official's son (John 4:46–53) and with the raising of Lazarus (John 11:1–54) narratives, Zwiep (2015) states that "they are entirely different and unrelated stories, according to most biblical scholars to date". [2]: 352
John 4:46–54 has a similar account at Capernaum but states that it was the son of a royal official who was healed. In both cases the healing took place at a distance. Jesus healing in the land of Gennesaret appears in Matthew 14:34–36 and Mark 6:53–56. As Jesus passes through Gennesaret all those who touch his cloak are healed.
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He heals the Capernaum official's son, heals a paralytic by the pool in Bethsaida, healing a man born blind, and resurrecting Lazarus of Bethany. [29] Jesus told his followers to heal the sick [30] and stated that signs such as healing are evidence of faith. Jesus also told his followers to "cure sick people, raise up dead persons, make lepers ...