John 4:48 BSB — MannaFest

John 4:48

Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”

BSB

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ASV

Jesus therefore said unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe.

KJV

Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

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Commentary

1 voice

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 2 (444)

A mind yet hard dwelleth in them who are deceived, but mightier will be the more wonder-working power of Him That calleth them unto faith. Wherefore the Saviour says that they need wonders, that they may easily be re-instructed unto what is profitable, and acknowledge Him Who is by Nature God.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Then said Jesus unto him,.... With some degree of roughness in his speech, and severity in his countenance, in a way of reproof for his unbelief, as if he could not heal his son without going down to Capernaum along with him: except ye see signs and wonders ye will not believe.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Except ye see signs and wonders, etc. - Our Lord does not tell this man that he had no faith, but that he had not enough. If he had had none, he would not have come from Capernaum to Cana, to beg him to heal his son. If he had had enough, he would have been contented with recommending his son to our Lord, without entreating him to go to Capernaum to heal him; which intimates that he did not believe our Lord could do it at a distance.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Except ye see signs, &c.--He did believe, both as his coming and his urgent entreaty show; but how imperfectly we shall see; and our Lord would deepen his faith by such a blunt and seemingly rough answer as He made to Nicodemus.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εἶπεν	eipen	Said	G2036 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
αὐτόν·	auton	him;	G846 →
ἐὰν	ean	only	G1437 →
μὴ	mē	unless	G3361 →
σημεῖα	sēmeia	signs	G4592 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τέρατα	terata	wonders	G5059 →
ἴδητε,	idēte	you [people] may see,	G1492 →
οὐ	ou	certainly	G3756 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
πιστεύσητε.	pisteusēte	shall you believe.	G4100 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 20:29
Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
leads to
- 1 Peter 1:8
  Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
- 2 Corinthians 5:7
  For we walk by faith, not by sight.
- Hebrews 11:1
  Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
- Hebrews 11:27
  By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
- Luke 1:45
  Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
Through
Hebrews 2:4
and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
leads to
- Acts 14:3
  So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
- Ephesians 1:5
  He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
Through
1 Corinthians 1:22
Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
leads to
- Matthew 16:1–4
  Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John