John 4:50

John 4:50 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
• New International Version (NIV)“Go,” Jesus replied, “your son will live.” The man took Jesus at his word and departed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus said to him, "Go; your son will live." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.

Context of John 4:50

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.’ 49The king's officer said to Jesus, ‘Sir, come with me now before my child dies.’ Jesus replied, ‘Go home. Your son will live.’ The man believed what Jesus had said. He started to go home. 51While he was on the way, his servants met him. They told him, ‘Your child is now well. He will live.’ 52He asked them, ‘At what time did he start to get well?’ They told him, ‘It was yesterday afternoon, at one o'clock. Then his body was no longer hot.’

John 4:50 word by word

Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· πορεύου, ὁ υἱός σου ζῇ. ἐπίστευσεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῷ λόγῳ ὃν εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἐπορεύετο.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Go thy wayπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• livethζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739

Cross-references for John 4:50

• John 11:40Jesus said to her, ‘I told you already that you must believe in me. Then you will see how great and how powerful God is.’
• 1 Kings 17:13Elijah said to her, ‘Do not be afraid. Go home and do what you have said. But first, use some of your flour to make a small piece of bread for me. Then bring it to me. After that, you should make something for yourself and for your son.
• Matthew 8:13Then Jesus said to the officer, ‘Go home. You believed that I would make your servant well again. So I will do it for you.’ At that moment, the servant did become well again.
• Mark 7:29‘That is a good answer,’ Jesus replied. ‘Now the bad spirit has left your daughter. You may go.’
• Mark 9:23Jesus said to the father, ‘You should not say, “If you can do anything.” Everything is possible for those people who believe.’
• Luke 17:14Jesus saw them and said to them, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’ While they were going on their way, they became well again.
• Acts 14:9While Paul was speaking God's message, this man listened to him. Paul looked at him carefully. He could see that the man believed in Jesus. The man believed that God could make him well.
• Romans 4:20He never stopped believing what God had promised. Instead, he believed in God more strongly. He trusted God's great power.
• Hebrews 11:19But Abraham was sure that, if Isaac died, God could raise Isaac to life again. We could even say that is a picture of what really happened. It was like Abraham did receive Isaac back from death.

Commentaries on John 4:50

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 50Go thy way; thy son liveth - Had our Lord gone with him, as he wished, his unbelief could not have been fully removed; as he would have still thought that our Lord's power could not reach from Cana to Capernaum: in order to destroy his unbelief at once, and bring him into the fullness of the faith of his supreme power, he cures him, being apparently absent, by that energy through which he fills both the heavens and the earth. Here it may be observed, our…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 50Go thy way - This was a kind and tender address. It was designed to convince him that he could word a miracle though not personally present. Thy son liveth - Thy son shall recover; or he shall be restored to health, according to thy request. The man believed - The manner in which Jesus spoke it, and the assurance which he gave, convinced the man that he could heal him there as well as to go to Capernaum to do it. This is an instance of the power of Jesus…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 50"Your son will live": Jesus also healed the centurion’s servant and the Phoenician woman’s daughter from a distance (Matthew 8:5–13; 15:21–28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 48-5448-54. Except ye see signs, &c.--He did believe, both as his coming and his urgent entreaty show; but how imperfectly we shall see; and our Lord would deepen his faith by such a blunt and seemingly rough answer as He made to Nicodemus.Read the comment

Topics related to John 4:50

• Capernaum
• Children
• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Nobleman
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Dealing
• Ere
• God
• Hear
• Live
• Meat
• Messiah
• Spirit

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