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

44(For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) 45So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem at the feast (for they themselves had gone to the feast). Now he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had made the water wine. In Capernaum there was a certain royal official whose son was sick. 47When he heard that Jesus had come back from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and begged him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. 48So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders you will never 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 Jewish ceremonial washing, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.
• John 2:1Now on the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
• John 21:2Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael (who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of his were together.
• Joshua 19:28and on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
• Psalms 50:15Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”
• Psalms 78:34When he struck them down, they sought his favor; they turned back and longed for God.
• Hosea 5:15Then I will return again to my lair until they have suffered their punishment. Then they will seek me; in their distress they will earnestly seek me.
• Matthew 9:18As he was saying these things, a ruler came, bowed low before him, and said, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live.”
• Matthew 15:22A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!”
• Matthew 17:14When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,
• Luke 7:2A centurion there had a slave who was highly regarded, but who was sick and at the point of death.
• Luke 8:42because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds 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