John 4:43 meaning
After spending two days in Samaria, Jesus resumed His journey to Galilee, where He was met with mixed receptions. The phrase that a prophet has no honor in his own country highlights the tension between Jesus and His own people compared to the acceptance He received elsewhere, particularly in Samaria. John emphasizes this contrast to illustrate the varying degrees of faith among the people He encountered. The Galileans welcomed Him not necessarily out of genuine belief but because they had witnessed His miraculous works in Jerusalem, indicating a reliance on signs rather than true faith.
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- Acts 4:13-22 meaning. The religious leaders are shocked that Peter and John speak so defiantly. They see that the apostles are uneducated but were followers of Jesus during His lifetime. They set Peter and John free because the people who witnessed the healing are praising God for the miracle, but they warn them not to preach about Jesus anymore. Peter and John reply that they will obey God, not man.
- Acts 4:5-12 meaning. The religious leaders assemble to judge Peter and John. This is the same council that condemned Jesus to death. The leaders ask the apostles how they healed the lame man at the temple. Peter boldly tells them the man was healed in the name of Jesus Christ, whom they crucified, but whom God raised from the dead. The only way to be made righteous in the sight of God is through Jesus.
- Luke 4:38-39 meaning. Luke records Jesus’s first miracle of physical healing in his Gospel. Jesus heals Simon’s (Peter’s) mother-in-law of a fever.
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