Jean 4:48

48 Jésus lui dit: Si vous ne voyiez point de signes et de miracles, vous ne croiriez point.

Jean 4:48 Meaning and Commentary

John 4:48

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.
This was the cast of the Jews every where, both in Judea and Galilee; they required signs and miracles to be wrought, in confirmation of Christ's being the Messiah, and which indeed was but right; and Christ did perform them for that purpose: but their sin of unbelief lay in this, that they wanted still more and more signs; they could not be contented with what they had seen, but required more, being sluggish and backward to believe. Our Lord seems to say this chiefly for the sake of the Galilaeans, that were about him; who, though they might be acquainted with his former miracles, when among them, of turning water into wine, and had seen his wondrous works at the feast at Jerusalem, yet were very desirous of seeing more, and perhaps very pressing for this cure.

Jean 4:48 In-Context

46 Jésus vint donc de nouveau à Cana en Galilée, où il avait changé l'eau en vin. Or, il y avait à Capernaüm un seigneur de la cour, dont le fils était malade.

47 Cet homme, ayant appris que Jésus était venu de Judée en Galilée, s'en alla vers lui et le pria de descendre pour guérir son fils, car il allait mourir.

48 Jésus lui dit: Si vous ne voyiez point de signes et de miracles, vous ne croiriez point.

49 Ce seigneur de la cour lui dit: Seigneur, descends, avant que mon enfant ne meure.

50 Jésus lui dit: Va, ton fils vit. Cet homme crut ce que Jésus lui avait dit, et s'en alla.