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John 4:47
47When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Jesus to come to Capernaum to heal his son, who was about to die.
John 4:47 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
- New International Version (NIV)When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.
Context of John 4:47
45Yet the Galileans welcomed him, for they had been in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration and had seen everything he did there. 46As 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. When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Jesus to come to Capernaum to heal his son, who was about to die. 48Jesus asked, “Will you never believe in me unless you see miraculous signs and wonders?” 49The official pleaded, “Lord, please come now before my little boy dies.”
Read all of John 4John 4:47 word by word
οὗτος ἀκούσας ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἥκει ἐκ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, ἀπῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ ἠρώτα ἵνα καταβῇ καὶ ἰάσηται αὐτοῦ τὸν υἱόν· ἤμελλεν γὰρ ἀποθνῄσκειν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Whenἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- heοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- was comeἥκωhēkō · to come/be presentG2240
- out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- Judeaὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaia · JudeaG2449
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
- he wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
- untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- besoughtἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- he would come downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
- healἰάομαιiaomai · to healG2390
- sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- he was at the point ofμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
- deathἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
Cross-references for John 4:47
- Mark 2:1When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home.
- Mark 6:55and they ran throughout the whole area, carrying sick people on mats to wherever they heard he was.
- Mark 10:47When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
- John 11:21Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
- Luke 7:6So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor.
- Luke 8:41Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come home with him.
- Acts 9:38But the believers had heard that Peter was nearby at Lydda, so they sent two men to beg him, “Please come as soon as possible!”
Commentaries on John 4:47
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47He went unto him - Though high in office, yet he did not refuse to go personally to Jesus to ask his aid. He felt as a father; and believing, after all that Jesus had done, that he could cure his son, he traveled to meet him. If men receive benefits of Christ, they must come in the same manner. The rich and the poor, the high and the low, must come personally as humble suppliants, and must be willing to bear all the reproach that may be cast on them for…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
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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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