New American Standard Bible 2020
John 4:50
50Jesus said to him, “1Go; your son 2is alive.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went home.
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
48Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe.” 49The royal official said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” Jesus said to him, “Go; your son is alive.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went home. 51And as he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was alive. 52So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. Then they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”
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Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· πορεύου, ὁ υἱός σου ζῇ. ἐπίστευσεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῷ λόγῳ ὃν εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἐπορεύετο.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 4:50
- John 11:40Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
- 1 Kings 17:13However, Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go, do as you have said. Just make me a little bread loaf from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son.
- Matthew 8:13And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment.
- Mark 7:29And He said to her, “Because of this answer, go; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”
- Mark 9:23But Jesus said to him, “‘If You can?’ All things are possible for the one who believes.”
- Luke 17:14When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were going, they were cleansed.
- Acts 14:9This man was listening to Paul as he spoke. Paul looked at him intently and saw that he had faith to be made well,
- Romans 4:20yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God,
- Hebrews 11:19He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type.
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
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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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