And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.
Parallel translations
- WEB As he was now going down, his servants met him and reported, saying “Your child lives!”
- KJV And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
- NKJV And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, “Your son lives!”
- NASB And as he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was alive.
- NLT While the man was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well.
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Quick answer
As he traveled home, his servants met him with news that his son was living. The promise of Jesus was confirmed by the event.
Overview
The father's act of faith is met with the report that his son is alive. John shows the reliability of Jesus' word: what Christ declares comes to pass. The timing of the meeting underscores that the healing happened exactly when Jesus spoke.
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Cross-references · 3
- 1 Kgs 17:23Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.
- John 4:50“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.
- John 4:53Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.
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