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 Living Translation (NLT)Then Jesus told him, “Go back home. Your son will live!” And the man believed what Jesus said and started home.

Context of John 4:50

48Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.” 49The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!” 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. 51And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, “Your son lives!” 52Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”

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, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”
• 1 Kings 17:13And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son.
• Matthew 8:13Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.
• Mark 7:29Then He said to her, “For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”
• Mark 9:23Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”
• Luke 17:14So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.
• Acts 14:9This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
• Romans 4:20He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,
• Hebrews 11:19concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.

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

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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