Healing the Nobleman’s Son

Following the first Passover feast of His public ministry, Jesus returned to Galilee from Jerusalem, stopping in Cana, where He previously turned water to wine. There He encountered a nobleman whose son was sick to the point of death at Capernaum, about twenty miles away.[13]

The meeting between the nobleman and Jesus was not happenstance. The prominent man heard that Jesus was back in the region and actively sought Him out, finally finding Him at Cana (see John 4:47).

Despite this effort, Jesus deemed it necessary to test the man’s faith. He said, “Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe” (John 4:48). The nobleman was not fazed by the challenge; instead he more fervently submitted his faith in the power of Jesus to heal his son. He urgently pled, “Sir, come down ere my child die” (John 4:49). Jesus rewarded the man’s faith by healing the child at that moment, saying, “Go thy way; thy son liveth” (John 4:50).