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.
• 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

44For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. 45So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things that He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves also went to the feast. Therefore He came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a royal official whose son was sick at Capernaum. 47When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was imploring Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. 48So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply 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

• Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• He cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• CanaΚανᾶKana · CanaG2580
• of GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• He had madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• the waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• wineοἶνοςoinos · wineG3631
• And there was a royalβασιλικόςbasilikos · royalG937
• whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• was sickἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770

Cross-references for John 4:46

• John 2:6Now there were six stone waterpots set there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing twenty or thirty gallons each.
• John 2:1On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there;
• John 21:2Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together.
• Joshua 19:28and Ebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah, as far as Great Sidon.
• Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
• Psalms 78:34When He killed them, then they sought Him, And returned and searched diligently for God;
• Hosea 5:15I will go away and return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.
• Matthew 9:18While He was saying these things to them, a synagogue official came and bowed down before Him, and said, “My daughter has just died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”
• Matthew 15:22And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed.”
• Matthew 17:14When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying,
• Luke 7:2And a centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die.
• Luke 8:42for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But as He went, the crowds were pressing 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

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