João 4:49

49 Rogou-lhe o oficial: Senhor, desce antes que meu filho morra.

João 4:49 Meaning and Commentary

John 4:49

The nobleman saith unto him, Sir
Notwithstanding this reproof, and seeming denial, he presses him again, and addressing him in a handsome and courteous manner, importunately entreats him, saying:

come down ere my son die;
here was faith with a mixture of unbelief; he believed that Christ was able to heal his son, but he still thought that his going down with him was necessary; that he must be corporeally present, and must lay his hands on him, or touch him, or speak, and command the distemper off, or something of this kind, and which must be done before he died; for otherwise, should he die first, all hope was then gone; he had no notion of Christ being able to raise him from the dead.

João 4:49 In-Context

47 Quando ele soube que Jesus tinha vindo da Judéia para a Galiléia, foi ter com ele, e lhe rogou que descesse e lhe curasse o filho; pois estava � morte.

48 Então Jesus lhe disse: Se não virdes sinais e prodígios, de modo algum crereis.

49 Rogou-lhe o oficial: Senhor, desce antes que meu filho morra.

50 Respondeu-lhe Jesus: Vai, o teu filho vive. E o homem creu na palavra que Jesus lhe dissera, e partiu.

51 Quando ele já ia descendo, saíram-lhe ao encontro os seus servos, e lhe disseram que seu filho vivia.