The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Sir, come down, etc. - He did not think our Lord could cure him without being present, and seems here to feel himself hurt, because our Lord did not come at his first entreaty. It is difficult for a proud man, or a man in office, to humble himself, or to treat even God Almighty with proper respect. The spirit of this man seems not much unlike to that of Naaman the Syrian, 2 Kings 5:11.
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John 4:49
49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.