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Therefore they said to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him." <a href="/kjv/john/4.htm">King James Bible</a> Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. <a href="/nkjv/john/4.htm">New King James Version</a> Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” <a href="/nasb_/john/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So 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.” <a href="/nasb/john/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. Then they said to him, &#8220Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. They said therefore to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” <a href="/lsb/john/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So 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.” <a href="/amp/john/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So he asked them at what time he began to get better. They said, “Yesterday during the seventh hour (1 p.m.) the fever left him.” <a href="/csb/john/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He asked them at what time he got better. “Yesterday at one in the afternoon the fever left him,” they answered. <a href="/hcsb/john/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He asked them at what time he got better. &#8220Yesterday at seven in the morning the fever left him,&#8221 they answered. <a href="/asv/john/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> So he inquired of them the hour when he began to amend. They said therefore unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. <a href="/cev/john/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> He asked them when the boy got better, and they answered, "The fever left him yesterday at one o'clock." <a href="/erv/john/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> So he inquired of them the hour when he began to amend. They said therefore unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. <a href="/gwt/john/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The official asked them at what time his son got better. His servants told him, "The fever left him yesterday evening at seven o'clock." <a href="/gnt/john/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> He asked them what time it was when his son got better, and they answered, "It was one o'clock yesterday afternoon when the fever left him." <a href="/isv/john/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> So he asked them at what hour he had begun to recover, and they told him, "The fever left him yesterday at one o'clock in the afternoon." <a href="/msb/john/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, ?The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.? <a href="/net/john/4.htm">NET Bible</a> So he asked them the time when his condition began to improve, and they told him, "Yesterday at one o'clock in the afternoon the fever left him." <a href="/nheb/john/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. They said therefore to him, "Yesterday at one in the afternoon, the fever left him." <a href="/wbt/john/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then he inquired of them the hour when he began to amend: and they said to him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. <a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So he inquired of them at what hour he had shown improvement. "Yesterday, about seven o'clock," they replied, "the fever left him." <a href="/web/john/4.htm">World English Bible</a> So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. They said therefore to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> he inquired then of them the hour in which he became better, and they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him”; <a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore he inquired from them the hour in which he got better. Therefore they said to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him." <a href="/ylt/john/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> he inquired then of them the hour in which he became better, and they said to him -- 'Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him;' <a href="/slt/john/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then he inquired of them the hour in which he was attended to. And they said to him, That yesterday the seventh hour the fever left him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He asked therefore of them the hour wherein he grew better. And they said to him: Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him. <a href="/cpdv/john/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, he asked them at which hour he had become better. And they said to him, “Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him.” <a href="/nabre/john/4.htm">New American Bible</a> He asked them when he began to recover. They told him, “The fever left him yesterday, about one in the afternoon.” <a href="/nrsvce/john/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So he asked them the hour when he began to recover, and they said to him, “Yesterday at one in the afternoon the fever left him.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he asked them, At what time was he healed? They said to him, Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he asked them at what time he was cured; they were saying to him, “Yesterday, in the seventh hour, the fever left him.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then he inquired of them the hour in which he was restored to health. And they said to him: Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him. <a href="/godbey/john/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then he inquired the hour at which he began to improve; and they said to him, The fever left him at the seventh hour yesterday. <a href="/haweis/john/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then inquired he of them the hour at which he began to amend? and they told him, It was yesterday, at the seventh hour, when the fever left him. <a href="/mace/john/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then he enquired of them the hour when he began to mend: and they answered, yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. <a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So he inquired of them at what hour he had shown improvement. "Yesterday, about seven o'clock," they replied, "the fever left him." <a href="/worrell/john/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> He inquired of them, therefore, the hour when he began to mend. They said, therefore, to him, "Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him." <a href="/worsley/john/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> He inquired therefore of them the hour in which he grew better: and they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. <a href="/parallel/john/4-52.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1305" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">Jesus Heals the Official's Son</a> …51And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive. 52<a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">So</a> <a href="/greek/4441.htm" title="4441: Epytheto (V-AIM-3S) -- To ask, inquire, ascertain by inquiry, understand. ">he inquired as to</a> <a href="/greek/3844.htm" title="3844: par’ (Prep) -- Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. "></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5610.htm" title="5610: hōran (N-AFS) -- Apparently a primary word; an hour.">hour</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hē (RelPro-DFS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">when</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: eschen (V-AIA-3S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">his son had recovered,</a> <a href="/greek/2866.htm" title="2866: kompsoteron (Adv-C) -- In better health. Neuter comparative of a derivative of the base of komizo; figuratively, convalescent."></a> <a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">and</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipan (V-AIA-3P) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">they told</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">“The</a> <a href="/greek/4446.htm" title="4446: pyretos (N-NMS) -- A fever, scorching heat. From puresso; inflamed, i.e. feverish.">fever</a> <a href="/greek/863.htm" title="863: aphēken (V-AIA-3S) -- From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.">left</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him</a> <a href="/greek/5504.htm" title="5504: Echthes (Adv) -- Yesterday. Of uncertain derivation; yesterday; by extension, in time past or hitherto.">yesterday</a> <a href="/greek/1442.htm" title="1442: hebdomēn (Adj-AFS) -- Seventh. Ordinal from hepta; seventh.">at the seventh</a> <a href="/greek/5610.htm" title="5610: hōran (N-AFS) -- Apparently a primary word; an hour.">hour.”</a> 53Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/8-13.htm">Matthew 8:13</a> Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour. <a href="/luke/7-10.htm">Luke 7:10</a> And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health. <a href="/john/4-50.htm">John 4:50</a> “Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed. <a href="/john/4-53.htm">John 4:53</a> Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed. <a href="/mark/5-41.htm">Mark 5:41-42</a> Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!” / Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). And at once they were utterly astounded. <a href="/matthew/9-22.htm">Matthew 9:22</a> Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour. <a href="/luke/8-48.htm">Luke 8:48</a> “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” <a href="/john/11-43.htm">John 11:43-44</a> After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” / The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them. <a href="/acts/3-6.htm">Acts 3:6-8</a> But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!” / Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. / He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God. <a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14</a> So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">2 Kings 20:5</a> “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5</a> “Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. <a href="/psalms/107-20.htm">Psalm 107:20</a> He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit. <a href="/1_kings/17-22.htm">1 Kings 17:22</a> And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived. <a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">2 Kings 4:35</a> Elisha turned away and paced back and forth across the room. Then he got on the bed and stretched himself out over the boy again, and the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said to him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Amend</a> <a href="/luke/21-15.htm">Better</a> <a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Enquired</a> <a href="/luke/4-40.htm">Fever</a> <a href="/john/4-23.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/13-9.htm">Improvement</a> <a href="/john/1-21.htm">Inquired</a> <a href="/luke/5-37.htm">Mend</a> <a href="/john/4-6.htm">O'clock</a> <a href="/john/3-25.htm">Question</a> <a href="/luke/24-13.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/matthew/22-26.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/john/3-21.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/john/4-40.htm">Time</a> <a href="/luke/24-21.htm">Yesterday</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/titus/1-5.htm">Amend</a> <a href="/john/11-12.htm">Better</a> <a href="/john/5-4.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-23.htm">Enquired</a> <a href="/acts/28-8.htm">Fever</a> <a href="/john/4-53.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/13-9.htm">Improvement</a> <a href="/john/9-12.htm">Inquired</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/13-11.htm">Mend</a> <a href="/john/19-14.htm">O'clock</a> <a href="/john/5-12.htm">Question</a> <a href="/john/6-7.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-4.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/john/9-3.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/john/4-53.htm">Time</a> <a href="/acts/7-28.htm">Yesterday</a><div class="vheading2">John 4</div>1. <a href="/john/4-1.htm">Jesus talks with a woman of Samaria, and reveals his identity to her.</a> 27. <a href="/john/4-27.htm">His disciples marvel.</a> 31. <a href="/john/4-31.htm">He declares to them his zeal for God's glory.</a> 39. <a href="/john/4-39.htm">Many Samaritans believe on him.</a> 43. <a href="/john/4-43.htm">He departs into Galilee, and heals the ruler's son that lay sick at Capernaum.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered The nobleman, a royal official, demonstrates a father's concern and faith by seeking Jesus for his son's healing. His inquiry about the specific hour of recovery highlights the importance of understanding the connection between Jesus' words and the miracle. This reflects the biblical theme of faith seeking understanding, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a>, where faith is described as confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. The nobleman's inquiry also underscores the human desire to verify and understand the divine intervention in our lives.and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.” The response from the servants indicates the precise timing of the miracle, which aligns with Jesus' declaration of healing. The "seventh hour" in Jewish timekeeping corresponds to 1 PM, suggesting a significant moment of divine intervention. This timing is crucial as it confirms the immediacy and power of Jesus' word, echoing the creation narrative where God's word brings forth life and order (Genesis 1). The mention of "yesterday" implies a journey of faith for the nobleman, who had to trust in Jesus' promise before seeing the physical evidence. This mirrors the faith journey of believers who trust in God's promises, as seen in <a href="/romans/4-20.htm">Romans 4:20-21</a>, where Abraham's faith is credited as righteousness. The healing at a distance also prefigures the power of Jesus' resurrection, where His victory over sin and death transcends time and space, offering eternal life to all who believe.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_royal_official.htm">The Royal Official</a> A man of authority, likely serving under Herod Antipas, who seeks Jesus for the healing of his son. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_son.htm">The Son</a> The child of the royal official who was gravely ill and whose healing is central to this account. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the Gospel, whose miraculous power and authority are demonstrated in the healing of the official's son. 4. <a href="/topical/c/capernaum.htm">Capernaum</a> The town where the royal official's son lay sick, and where Jesus performed many miracles. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_seventh_hour.htm">The Seventh Hour</a> The time when the fever left the official's son, indicating the precise moment of Jesus' intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_jesus'_word.htm">Faith in Jesus' Word</a> The royal official believed Jesus' word without seeing immediate evidence. We are called to trust in Jesus' promises even when we cannot see the outcome. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_jesus'_word.htm">The Power of Jesus' Word</a> Jesus' spoken word has the power to heal and transform. This reminds us of the authority of Scripture in our lives. <a href="/topical/g/god's_timing.htm">God's Timing</a> The healing occurred at the "seventh hour," symbolizing completion and perfection in biblical numerology. Trusting God's timing is crucial in our faith journey. <a href="/topical/i/intercession_for_others.htm">Intercession for Others</a> The official's plea for his son demonstrates the importance of interceding for others in prayer, trusting in God's ability to intervene. <a href="/topical/w/witnessing_god's_work.htm">Witnessing God's Work</a> The official's household believed after witnessing the miracle. Our testimonies of God's work can lead others to faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 4</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_know_his_return_date.htm">Did Jesus know His return date?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_pray_for.htm">What did Jesus pray for during His ministry?</a> <a href="/q/why_doesn't_jesus_know_his_return_time.htm">If Jesus is all-knowing, why does He say He doesn't know the hour of His return (Mark 13:32)?</a> <a href="/q/what_happened_in_jesus'_final_hours.htm">What events occurred during Jesus' final hours?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(52) Then enquired he of them.--But these two facts--the assurance at Cana, and the actual healing powers at Capernaum--were they in truth related to each other? He remembers the hour at which one was spoken; he inquires the hour at which the other was realised. He does not even now grasp the full meaning of the words, and thinks of the gradual abatement of the fever, and the slow convalescence, and asks when the child "began to amend." They have seen the sudden change as of a new power passing into the body on the point of death. They have spoken of this as a new life, and they now think of the fever as having completely left him.Yesterday at the seventh hour.--We have seen (<a href="/john/1-39.htm" title="He said to them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelled, and stayed with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.">John 1:39</a>) that there is no sufficient reason for thinking that St. John uses the western method of counting the hours of the day. Still less is it likely that Galilean servants, who are here the speakers, should have done so. To believe, moreover, that it was seven o'clock in the morning or evening adds to, and does not remove, the difficulty of the length of time implied in "yesterday." To say that the father remained some time with Jesus, and that "the believer doth not make haste," is to pervert both the spirit and the words of the text. He clearly went at once (<a href="/john/4-50.htm" title="Jesus said to him, Go your way; your son lives. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken to him, and he went his way.">John 4:50</a>), and his anxiety naturally quickened his speed. The distance was not more than twenty-five English miles, and he had not travelled the whole of it, for the servants had gone to meet him. The supposed explanation cannot therefore be explained. But the words, if taken in their simple meaning, involve no such difficulty. These Jews, as all Jews, meant by the "seventh hour" the seventh from sunrise, what we should call one o'clock. After sunset the same evening they would have commenced a new day (comp. Excursus F.), and this seventh hour would be to them as one o'clock the day before, or the seventh hour yesterday. We have thus an interval of five or six hours between the words spoken by our Lord and their confirmation by the servants.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 52. - The father is full of joy at the blessed intelligence, but naturally seeks at once to link the event with the word and will of Jesus. He therefore inquired from them the hour in which he began to amend (κομψότερον ἔσχε). (This peculiar phrase is suitable on the lips of a man of rank; literally, "he did bravely, exceedingly well;" and κόμψως ἔχειν is occasionally used in contradistinction with κάκως ἔχειν in a similar sense. Epictetus, 'Diss.,' 3:10-13.) They say to him, therefore, Yesterday during the seventh hour the fever left him. The advocates of John's adoption of the Roman computation of time suppose that this was seven p.m., and, therefore, that a night had intervened on the return journey (so Westcott, Edersheim, and Moulton). This is not necessary, because, even on the Jewish computation, from sunrise to sunset, though the seventh hour must then mean between noon and one p.m., it could not have happened that much before midnight he should have broken into the streets of Capernaum. At that hour the noon might be spoken of as "yesterday." This, however, is not imperative; for, if the distance between Capernaum and Cana was from twenty to twenty-five miles, and if the nobleman had travelled to Cana on the day that he presented his request, it is clear that a night's halt might easily have been required. Baur and Hilgenfeld make the note of time an attempt on the part of the writer to exaggerate the marvel, as if the distance through which the will of Christ asserted itself could augment the wonder, or that the real supernatural could be measured by milestones. And Thoma thinks so poorly of the originality of the Johannist, that he imagines him to have worked into his narrative some of the small details of the Cornelius and Peter interviews in <a href="/acts/10.htm">Acts 10</a>. <a href="/commentaries/john/4-52.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>So οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. he inquired as to Ἐπύθετο (Epytheto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4441.htm">Strong's 4441: </a> To ask, inquire, ascertain by inquiry, understand. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. hour ὥραν (hōran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5610.htm">Strong's 5610: </a> Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'. when ᾗ (hē) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. [his son] had recovered, ἔσχεν (eschen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. and οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. they told εἶπαν (eipan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. him, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “The ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. fever πυρετός (pyretos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4446.htm">Strong's 4446: </a> A fever, scorching heat. From puresso; inflamed, i.e. feverish. left ἀφῆκεν (aphēken) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_863.htm">Strong's 863: </a> From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications. him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. yesterday Ἐχθὲς (Echthes) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5504.htm">Strong's 5504: </a> Yesterday. Of uncertain derivation; 'yesterday'; by extension, in time past or hitherto. [at the] seventh ἑβδόμην (hebdomēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1442.htm">Strong's 1442: </a> Seventh. Ordinal from hepta; seventh. hour.” ὥραν (hōran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5610.htm">Strong's 5610: </a> Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/4-52.htm">John 4:52 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/4-52.htm">John 4:52 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/4-52.htm">John 4:52 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/4-52.htm">John 4:52 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/4-52.htm">John 4:52 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/4-52.htm">John 4:52 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/4-52.htm">John 4:52 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/4-52.htm">John 4:52 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/4-52.htm">John 4:52 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/4-52.htm">John 4:52 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/4-52.htm">NT Gospels: John 4:52 So he inquired of them the hour (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/4-51.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 4:51"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 4:51" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/4-53.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 4:53"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 4:53" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>