| | |Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. | | |Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. |
| | |Then Jesus snapped at him, "Unless you people see miracles and signs, you will never believe." | | |Then Jesus snapped at him, "Unless you people see miracles and signs, you will never believe." |
| − | |In sharp contrast to how Jesus spoke to his disciples, to Nicodemus, and to the Samaritan woman, He didn't say something "to" the official, but said it "toward" them, indicating that in some way, he was distancing himself from the man, possibly indicating irritation or frustration, or possibly as a test. Further, the "you will not believe" is the double negative, making it as strong as Jesus could make it. | + | |In sharp contrast to how Jesus spoke to his disciples, to Nicodemus, and to the Samaritan woman, He didn't say something "to" the official, but said it "toward" him, indicating that in some way, He was distancing Himself from the man, possibly indicating irritation or frustration, possibly as a test, or possibly just indicating that Jesus had His back turned and was kind of speaking "over His shoulder." Further, the "you will not believe" is the double negative, making it as strong as Jesus could make it. |