Question 1

Why did Jesus say a prophet has no honour in his own country?

Accepted Answer

Jesus’ words show that people who grow up around someone often struggle to take that person seriously as God’s messenger. Those in His own area knew His family and His background, so they tended to treat Him as ordinary and not listen to His teaching with respect. This saying explains why, even though Jesus did powerful works, many close to His hometown did not honour Him as they should. It warns us not to let familiarity or pride keep us from receiving what God wants to give through people we think we already know.

Question 2

Who is the nobleman in this passage and what is his situation?

Accepted Answer

The nobleman is a royal official connected to Herod’s court, a man of high social rank. Even with his status, he faces something he cannot control: his son is very sick in Capernaum and close to death. When he hears that Jesus is back in Galilee, he travels to Cana to beg Jesus to come heal his child. His position cannot protect his family from sickness, so he humbles himself, pleads with Jesus, and hangs his hope on what Jesus can do for his son.

Question 3

What does Jesus mean by “Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe”?

Accepted Answer

Here Jesus is gently correcting a way of thinking that depends on visible miracles before trusting Him. The words are not just for the nobleman but for the people around Him in Galilee, who were impressed by what they saw at the feast in Jerusalem. They liked the signs but were slow to receive His word. Jesus is calling them to a deeper kind of faith, one that believes what He says because of who He is, not only when He performs dramatic acts in front of their eyes.

Question 4

How did the nobleman show faith in Jesus’ word about his son?

Accepted Answer

At first, the nobleman begs Jesus to come down to Capernaum, as if Jesus must be physically present to heal. When Jesus simply says, “Go thy way; thy son liveth,” the man makes a big shift. He does not argue or insist that Jesus must travel with him. Instead, he believes the word Jesus speaks and starts his journey home. Later he finds out that his son recovered at the very hour Jesus spoke. His trust in that spoken word, before seeing any proof, is a clear picture of growing, living faith.

Question 5

Why is it important that Jesus healed the boy from a distance?

Accepted Answer

The distance shows that Jesus’ power is not limited by place. He does not need to touch the boy or stand in the room to heal him. By healing with just a word, from Cana while the boy is in Capernaum, Jesus shows that His authority reaches wherever He wills. This helps the nobleman, and us, see that Jesus is more than a local healer. His word is enough, even when we cannot see Him working. It encourages believers to trust His promises, even when He seems far away.

Question 6

What is the significance of the nobleman’s whole household believing?

Accepted Answer

When the nobleman learns that his son was healed at the exact time Jesus said, “Thy son liveth,” his faith deepens. He moves from hoping for a cure to truly trusting Jesus Himself. This change does not stay with him alone. The passage says that he believed, and his whole house believed too. His experience of Jesus’ power leads his family and those under his roof to faith. It shows how God often uses one person’s trial and trust to bring spiritual life to many around them.

Question 7

How does this passage speak to people who want signs before they believe?

Accepted Answer

This story gently challenges the desire to see a miracle first and then decide whether to trust Jesus. The Galileans welcomed Him because they had seen what He did at the feast, but Jesus points out that faith built only on signs is weak. The nobleman starts in that place, wanting Jesus to come physically, yet he grows to believe a bare word. For us, it shows that real faith rests on who Jesus is and what He says, even when we do not get the kind of sign we expect.

Question 8

What does this healing teach about God’s character toward suffering families?

Accepted Answer

God’s care in this passage reaches into a hurting home. A powerful father is broken over his dying child, and Jesus listens to his plea. Though Jesus corrects his view about signs, He still answers in mercy and heals the boy. The timing of the healing, at the very hour of Jesus’ word, shows both power and kindness. It tells us that God is not distant from family pain. He sees anxious parents and sick children, and He acts in a way that both helps them and draws them to deeper faith.

John 4:43

Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.

Jesus Heals the Official’s Son

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John 4:43

Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.

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Jesus Heals the Official’s Son

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