40. So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.
41. Many more believed because of his word,
42. and they said to the woman, "We no longer believe because of what you said, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this one is truly the savior of the world."
43. After two days Jesus left for Galilee. (
44. Jesus himself had testified that prophets have no honor in their own country.)
45. When he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem during the festival, for they also had been at the festival.
46. He returned to Cana in Galilee where he had turned the water into wine. In Capernaum there was a certain royal official whose son was sick.
47. When he heard that Jesus was coming from Judea to Galilee, he went out to meet him and asked Jesus if he would come and heal his son, for his son was about to die.
48. Jesus said to him, "Unless you see miraculous signs and wonders, you won’t believe."
49. The royal official said to him, "Lord, come before my son dies."
50. Jesus replied, "Go home. Your son lives." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and set out for his home.
51. While he was on his way, his servants were already coming to meet him. They said, "Your son lives!"