Then 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.
Parallel translations
- WEB So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” He believed, as did his whole house.
- KJV So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
- NKJV So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And he himself believed, and his whole household.
- NASB So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son is alive”; and he himself believed, and his entire household.
- NLT Then the father realized that that was the very time Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and his entire household believed in Jesus.
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Quick answer
The father realized the healing came exactly when Jesus spoke, and he and his whole household believed. Initial trust deepened into full, family-wide faith.
Overview
The confirmed timing moves the official from situational trust to settled belief in Jesus, and his household believes with him. John presents a model of faith that grows from a specific request to wholehearted commitment. The conversion of an entire household foreshadows the gospel's pattern in Acts and the saving reach of Christ across families.
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- Ps 107:20He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
- Luke 19:9Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
- Acts 11:14He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’
- Acts 16:34Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
- Ps 33:9For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
- 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.
- Acts 18:8Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.
- Matt 8:8–9The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
- Acts 16:15And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
- Acts 2:39This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
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