Healing of the Royal official

1. Miracles of Jesus: 6th
October 2016
 Healing of the royal official's son - John 4:46-54
 Healing of a man possessed by a demon in Capernaum - Mark 1:21-28, Luke 4:33-37)
We can read the first of these two miracles as follows:
Healing of the Royal official's son -
“Go,” Jesusreplied, “yourson will live.”Theman took Jesusat his word anddeparted. 51
Whilehe was
still on the way, hisservants met him with the news that hisboy was living”(John4:50-51).
The townsof Cana and Capernaumare inthe regionof Galilee,withinIsrael. A royal official wentto
Cana whenhe heardthat Jesuswasthere andbeggedJesustoheal hisson,whowas at the pointof
deathinCapernaum.Jesustoldthe manthat hisson wouldlive.The eventsare describedinthe Gospel
of John4:46-54.
“Oncemore he visitedCanain Galilee,where he had turned the water intowine. And there was a
certain royal official whoseson laysick at Capernaum. 47
Whenthisman heard that Jesushad arrived
in GalileefromJudea,he went to himand begged himto come and heal hisson,who was close to
death. 48
“Unlessyoupeoplesee signsandwonders,” Jesus toldhim, “youwill never believe.”
49
The royal official said,“Sir,comedownbefore my childdies.”50
“Go,”Jesusreplied, “yourson will
live.”Theman took Jesusat his word anddeparted. 51
Whilehe was still onthe way,his servants met
himwith the news that his boy wasliving. 52
Whenhe inquiredas to the time when his songot better,
they saidto him,“Yesterday,at one in the afternoon,the fever lefthim.”
53
Then the father realized that thiswas the exact time at which Jesus hadsaidto him, “Yoursonwill
live.” So he and hiswhole householdbelieved.
54
Thiswas the second signJesus performed after comingfromJudea to Galilee.
We can read the other of these two miracles as follows:
Healing of a man possessed by a demon in Capernaum –
“Be quiet!” said Jesus sternly. “Come out of him!” 26 The impure spirit shook the man violently
and came out of him with a shriek” (Mark 1:25).
As Jesuswaspreachingina synagogue inCapernaum, amanwho waspossessedbyademonbegan
shoutingatJesus.Jesushealedthe manandnewsof the miracle spreadquicklythroughoutareaof
Galilee,whichisinthe northernpartof Israel. The eventsare describedbothin Mark 1:21-28, and Luke
4:33-37.

2. As describedinthe Gospel of Mark1:21-28
“They went to Capernaum,andwhen the Sabbathcame, Jesuswent into the synagogueand beganto
teach. 22
The people were amazedat his teaching,becausehe taughtthem as one who hadauthority,
not as the teachers of the law. 23
Justthen a man in their synagoguewhowas possessedby an impure
spiritcried out, 24
“Whatdoyou want withus, Jesus ofNazareth?Have you come to destroy us?I know
who youare—the Holy One of God!”
25
“Be quiet!” saidJesussternly. “Comeout of him!” 26
The impurespiritshook the man violentlyand
came out of himwith a shriek.
27
The people were all so amazedthat they asked each other, “Whatisthis? A new teaching—andwith
authority!He even gives orders to impurespirits andthey obey him.” 28
Newsabout himspread
quicklyover the wholeregion ofGalilee.

3. 4. Healing of the Capernaum demoniac - Miracles of Jesus
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7. Catching a large number of fish - Miracles of Jesus
8. Healing a leper - Miracles of Jesus
9. Miracle of healing a centurion's servant - Miracles of Jesus
10. Healing a paralyzed man - Miracles of Jesus
11. Healing a withered hand - Miracles of Jesus
12. Raising a widow's son - Miracles of Jesus
13. Calming the storm - Miracles of Jesus
14. Healing the Gerasene man possessed by demons - Miracles of Jesus
15. Healing a woman with internal bleeding - Miracles of Jesus
16. Raising Jairus' daughter - Miracles of Jesus
17. Healing two blind men - Miracles of Jesus
18. Healing a mute demon-possessed man - Miracles of Jesus
19. Healing a 38 year invalid - Miracles of Jesus
20. Feeding 5000 men and their families - Miracles of Jesus
21. Walking on water - Miracles of Jesus
22. Miraculous healing of many people in Gennesaret
23. Healing a girl possessed by a demon - Miracles of Jesus
24. Healing a deaf man with a speech impediment - Miracles of Jesus
25. Feeding the 4,000 men and their families - Miracles of Jesus
26. Healing a blind man - Miracles of Jesus

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28. Healing a demon-possessed boy - Miracles of Jesus
29. Catching a fish with a coin in its mouth - Miracles of Jesus
30. Healing a blind and mute man who was demon-possessed - Miracles of
Jesus
31. Healing a woman with an 18-year infirmity - Miracles of Jesus
32. Healing a man with dropsy - Miracles of Jesus
33. Healing 10 lepers - Miracles of Jesus
34. Raising of Lazarus - Miracles of Jesus
35. Healing Bartimaeus of blindness - Miracles of Jesus
36. Jesus curses the fig tree with no fruit - Miracles of Jesus
37. Restoring a severed ear - Miracles of Jesus
38. The resurrection of Jesus - Miracles of Jesus
39. Catching 153 fish - Miracles of Jesus
40. The ascension of Jesus - Miracles of Jesus