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John 4:46
46Jesus visited Cana again. This was the town in Galilee where he had changed the water into wine. A certain man who was one of the king's officers was there. This officer had a son who was at his home in Capernaum. His son was very ill.
John 4:46 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
Context of John 4:46
44Jesus himself had said earlier, ‘When a prophet of God visits his own town, the people there will not accept him.’ 45When he arrived in Galilee, the people there were happy to see him. They had been in Jerusalem at the Passover festival too. They had seen all the things that Jesus had done there. Jesus visited Cana again. This was the town in Galilee where he had changed the water into wine. A certain man who was one of the king's officers was there. This officer had a son who was at his home in Capernaum. His son was very ill. 47The officer had heard the news that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea. So he went to Jesus and asked him to go to Capernaum. His son was dying. So he asked Jesus strongly to make his son well again. 48Jesus said to him, ‘You people want me to do great miracles that will surprise you. Unless you see these great miracles, none of you will ever believe my message.’
Read all of John 4John 4:46 word by word
Ἦλθεν οὖν πάλιν εἰς τὴν Κανὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας, ὅπου ἐποίησεν τὸ ὕδωρ οἶνον. καὶ ἦν τις βασιλικὸς οὗ ὁ υἱὸς ἠσθένει ἐν Καφαρναούμ.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Soοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- againπάλινpalin · againG3825
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- CanaΚανᾶKana · CanaG2580
- of GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
- whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
- he madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- the waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
- wineοἶνοςoinos · wineG3631
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- there wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
- noblemanβασιλικόςbasilikos · royalG937
- whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- was sickἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770
- atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- CapernaumΚαπερναούμKapernaoum · CapernaumG2584
Cross-references for John 4:46
- John 2:6There were six big pots there. People had used stone to make them. Each pot could contain about 100 litres of water. The water was there so that the Jews could wash themselves in the way that their special rules taught.
- John 2:1Two days after that, there was a marriage party. It was in the town of Cana, in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there.
- John 21:2Simon Peter, Thomas the Twin and Nathanael were together. (Nathanael came from Cana in Galilee.) The sons of Zebedee (James and John) and two other disciples were also there.
- Joshua 19:28It went to Abdon, Rehob, Hammon and Kanah, as far as Great Sidon.
- Psalms 50:15Pray to me when you are in trouble. Then I will rescue you, and you will praise me.’
- Psalms 78:34When God killed some of them, the other people turned to God. They were sorry and they prayed to him.
- Hosea 5:15Then I will return to my place. I will leave them to receive their full punishment. When they have suffered enough, they will turn back to me. They will want to serve me again.’
- Matthew 9:18While Jesus was saying these things to the people, a leader at the Jewish meeting place came to him. The man went down on his knees in front of Jesus and said to him, ‘My daughter has just died. Come to my house. Put your hand on her and then she will live again.’
- Matthew 15:22A woman was living in this part of the country. She was one of the Canaanite people. She came to see Jesus. She was shouting with a loud voice, ‘Son of David, help me, sir! A bad spirit is living inside my daughter. It is giving her much pain.’
- Matthew 17:14Then Jesus, and the three disciples reached the place where the crowd was. A man came to Jesus. He went down on his knees in front of him.
- Luke 7:2A Roman officer there had a servant that he liked very much. The servant was very ill and he was dying.
- Luke 8:42I have one daughter. She is 12 years old and she is very ill. She will die very soon.’ So Jesus went along. A crowd of people went with him. They were pushing against him.
Commentaries on John 4:46
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 46Where he made the water wine - See the notes on John 2:1, etc. Cana was on the road from Nazareth to Capernaum and the Sea of Tiberias. A certain nobleman - An officer of the king's court: for this is the meaning of the original word, , which the Vulgate translates regulus, a little king. This officer belonged to Herod Antipas, who was then tetrarch of Galilee. Jerome calls him Palatinus, and says he was an officer of the king's palace. Others think it…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 46A certain nobleman - One who was of the royal family, connected by birth with Herod Antipas; or one of the officers of the court, whether by birth allied to him or not. It seems that his ordinary residence was at Capernaum. Capernaum was about a day‘s journey from Cana, where Jesus then was.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 43-54Verses 43-54 The father was a nobleman, yet the son was sick. Honours and titles are no security from sickness and death. The greatest men must go themselves to God, must become beggars. The nobleman did not stop from his request till he prevailed. But at first he discovered the weakness of his faith in the power of Christ. It is hard to persuade ourselves that distance of time and place, are no hinderance to the knowledge, mercy, and power of our Lord…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 46-4746-47. nobleman--courtier, king's servant, or one connected with a royal household; such as Chuza (Lu 8:3), or Manaen (Ac 13:1). heard that Jesus was come out of Judea--"where he had doubtless seen or heard what things Jesus had done at Jerusalem" (Joh 4:45), [Bengel]. come down--for Capernaum was down on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee.Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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