John 4:46

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)As he traveled through Galilee, he came to Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a government official in nearby Capernaum whose son was very sick.

Context of John 4:46

44(For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) 45So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast. 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. 47When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. 48So Jesus said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe."

John 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 2:6Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.
• John 2:1On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
• John 21:2Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.
• Joshua 19:28Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Sidon the Great.
• Psalms 50:15and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me."
• Psalms 78:34When he killed them, they sought him; they repented and sought God earnestly.
• Hosea 5:15I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me.
• Matthew 9:18While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live."
• Matthew 15:22And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon."
• Matthew 17:14And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him,
• Luke 7:2Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him.
• Luke 8:42for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As Jesus went, the people pressed around 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

Topics related to John 4:46

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

In the dictionaries

• Cana
• Capernaum
• Galilee
• Jesus
• Galilee, Galilean
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Cana, of Galilee
• Dealing
• Ere
• God

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