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.
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.
- BSB 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.
- 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 his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
- Luke 19:9And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
- Acts 11:14Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
- Acts 16:34And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
- Ps 33:9For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
- Matt 8:13And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
- Acts 18:8And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
- Matt 8:8–9The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
- Acts 16:15And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
- Acts 2:39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.
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