John 4:37-54 ▼

37 For it is in this that you see the real meaning of the saying, 'The sower is one person, and the reaper is another.'

38 I sent you to reap a harvest which is not the result of your own labours. Others have laboured, and you are getting benefit from their labours."

39 Of the Samaritan population of that town a good many believed in Him because of the woman's statement when she declared, "He has told me all that I have ever done."

40 When however the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him on all sides to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.

41 Then a far larger number of people believed because of His own words,

42 and they said to the woman, "We no longer believe in Him simply because of your statements; for we have now heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Saviour of the world."

43 After the two days He departed, and went into Galilee;

44 though Jesus Himself declared that a Prophet has no honour in his own country.

45 When however He reached Galilee, the Galilaeans welcomed Him eagerly, having been eye-witnesses of all that He had done in Jerusalem at the Festival; for they also had been to the Festival.

46 So He came once more to Cana in Galilee, where He had made the water into wine. Now there was a certain officer of the King's court whose son was ill at Capernaum.

47 Having heard that Jesus had come from Judaea to Galilee, he came to Him and begged Him to go down and cure his son; for he was at the point of death.

48 "Unless you and others see miracles and marvels," said Jesus, "nothing will induce you to believe."

49 "Sir," pleaded the officer, "come down before my child dies."

50 "You may return home," replied Jesus; "your son has recovered." He believed the words of Jesus, and started back home;

51 and he was already on his way down when his servants met him and told him that his son was alive and well.

52 So he inquired of them at what hour he had shown improvement. "Yesterday, about seven o'clock," they replied, "the fever left him."

53 Then the father recollected that that was the time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son has recovered," and he and his whole household became believers.

54 This is the second miracle that Jesus performed, after coming from Judaea into Galilee.