“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus said to him, “Go your way. Your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.
- KJV Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
- NKJV Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.
- NASB Jesus *said to him, “Go; your son is alive.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went home.
- NLT Then Jesus told him, “Go back home. Your son will live!” And the man believed what Jesus said and started home.
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Quick answer
Jesus said the boy would live, and the man believed his word and went home. This is the heart of the story: faith that takes Christ at his word.
Overview
Without going to Capernaum, Jesus heals by his word alone, and the father trusts that word and departs. This is precisely the faith Jesus called for, believing without first seeing. It pictures the gospel response God seeks: resting on the bare promise of Christ, whose word carries divine power and authority.
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- Matt 8:13Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
- Rom 4:20–21Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
- Mark 7:29–30Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
- Luke 17:14When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.
- Heb 11:19Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
- Acts 14:9–10This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.
- Mark 9:23–24“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”
- John 11:40Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
- 1 Kgs 17:13–15“Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,
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