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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 ...
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
For Adam Clarke, there are three miracles of Jesus in this passage: the forgiveness of sins, the discernment of the private thoughts of the scribes, and the cure of the paralytic. [7] According to John Gill, the fact that Jesus knew people's thoughts was sufficient demonstration of his Messiahship, according to the teaching of the Jews.
The prodigal son's father had several servants (Luke 15v26) The royal official's servants came to tell him his son was alive (John 4v51). In multiple places, Jesus is called God's servant, Israel is called God's servant, and King David is called God's servant. All 'pais'.
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Al-Tabari (d. 923) reports a story of an adult Jesus' encounter with a certain king in the region and the healing of his son. The identity of the king is not mentioned while legend suggests Philip the Tetrarch. The corresponding Bible reference is "the royal official's son". [43]