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 hath no honour in his own country. 45Then when he had come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went to the feast. So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. 47When he heard that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. 48Then said Jesus to him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye 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

• Soοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• CanaΚανᾶKana · CanaG2580
• GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• wineοἶνοςoinos · wineG3631
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• wasἦνēn · wasG2258
• certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• noblemanβασιλικόςbasilikos · royalG937
• whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• sickἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• CapernaumΚαπερναούμKapernaoum · CapernaumG2584

Cross-references for John 4:46

• John 2:6And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
• John 2:1And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
• John 21:2There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.
• Joshua 19:28And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even to great Zidon;
• Psalms 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
• Psalms 78:34When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
• Hosea 5:15I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
• Matthew 9:18While he was speaking these things to them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
• Matthew 15:22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same region, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.
• Matthew 17:14And when they had come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
• Luke 7:2And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and ready to die.
• Luke 8:42For he had one daughter only, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. But as he was going the people thronged 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