KJV King James Version
Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
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John 4:48
Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
WEB World English Bible
Jesus therefore said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will in no way believe.”
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus therefore said unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus then said unto him, ‘If signs and wonders ye may not see, ye will not believe.’
Surrounding context — John 4
45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told [him], saying, Thy son liveth.
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εἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withαὐτόν·G846 · autosit/s/heἐὰνG1437 · eanifμὴG3361 · mēnotσημεῖαG4592 · sēmeionsignκαὶG2532 · kaiandτέραταG5059 · teraswondersἴδητε,G1492 · eidōto perceive: understandοὐG3756 · ounoμὴG3361 · mēnotπιστεύσητε.G4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)
Cross-references
John 20:29Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.Hebrews 2:4God also bearing [them] witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?1 Corinthians 1:22For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:Daniel 4:2I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.John 12:37But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:Acts 2:22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:Romans 15:19Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.Acts 14:3Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.Matthew 24:24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect.Luke 16:31And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.Mark 13:22For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect.2 Corinthians 12:12Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.Numbers 14:11And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?Acts 2:43And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.Acts 4:30By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.Luke 10:18And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.John 4:41-42And many more believed because of his own word;Acts 7:36He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
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