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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The royal official said, &#8220Sir, come down before my child dies.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The official pleaded, “Lord, please come now before my little boy dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />The royal official says to Him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The royal official said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The royal official said to Him, &#8220Sir, come down before my child dies.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The royal official said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The royal official said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The royal official pleaded with Him, “Sir, do come down [at once] before my child dies!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Sir,” the official said to him, “come down before my boy dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sir,&#8221 the official said to Him, &#8220come down before my boy dies!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The man replied, "Lord, please come before my son dies!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The official said to him, "Sir, come with me before my little boy dies."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Sir," replied the official, "come with me before my child dies." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The official told him, "Sir, please come down before my little boy dies."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Sir,? the official said, ?come down before my child dies.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Sir," the official said to him, "come down before my child dies."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The nobleman said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down ere my child dieth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Sir," pleaded the officer, "come down before my child dies."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The nobleman said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The attendant says to Him, “Lord, come down before my child dies”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />The royal official says to Him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The courtier saith unto him, 'Sir, come down before my child die;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The royal one says to Him, Lord, go down before my child dies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The ruler saith to him: Lord, come down before that my son die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The ruler said to him, “Lord, come down before my son dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The royal official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The official said to him, “Sir, come down before my little boy dies.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The king’s servant said to him, My Lord, come down before the boy is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />That servant of The King said to him, “My lord, come down or else the boy will die.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />The courtier said to him: Sir, come down before my child die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />The nobleman says to Him, Lord, come down before my little child dies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />The courtier said to him, Sir, come down before my child is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />the nobleman said to him, sir, pray come down before my child be dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Sir," pleaded the officer, "come down before my child dies."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />The nobleman says to Him, "Sir, Come down, before my child die!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />The nobleman saith unto Him, Lord, come down before my child die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/4-49.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1285" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">Jesus Heals the Official's Son</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">48</span>Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.” <span class="reftext">49</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrie (N-VMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">“Sir,”</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/937.htm" title="937: basilikos (Adj-NMS) -- From basileus; regal, i.e. belonging to the sovereign, or preeminent.">official</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: Legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">said,</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward."></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."></a> <a href="/greek/2597.htm" title="2597: katabēthi (V-AMA-2S) -- To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.">“come down</a> <a href="/greek/4250.htm" title="4250: prin (Adv) -- Formerly, before. Adverb from pro; prior, sooner.">before</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3813.htm" title="3813: paidion (N-ANS) -- Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian.">child</a> <a href="/greek/599.htm" title="599: apothanein (V-ANA) -- To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.">dies.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">50</span>“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-5.htm">Matthew 8:5-13</a></span><br />When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him, / “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.” / “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-1.htm">Luke 7:1-10</a></span><br />When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum. / There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die. / When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/5-22.htm">Mark 5:22-24</a></span><br />A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet / and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.” / So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-21.htm">John 11:21-22</a></span><br />Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. / But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Matthew 15:22-28</a></span><br />And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” / He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/9-17.htm">Mark 9:17-24</a></span><br />Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute. / Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.” / “O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-41.htm">Luke 8:41-42</a></span><br />Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house, / because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-32.htm">John 11:32</a></span><br />When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-18.htm">Matthew 9:18-19</a></span><br />While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.” / So Jesus got up and went with him, along with His disciples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-9.htm">2 Kings 5:9-14</a></span><br />So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s house. / Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">1 Kings 17:17-24</a></span><br />Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him. / “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?” / But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32-37</a></span><br />When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed. / So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD. / Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-23.htm">Genesis 18:23-33</a></span><br />Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? / What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there? / Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a></span><br />But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. / Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-13.htm">Numbers 14:13-20</a></span><br />But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them. / And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. / If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The nobleman said to him, Sir, come down ere my child die.</p><p class="hdg">come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-17.htm">Psalm 40:17</a></b></br> But I <i>am</i> poor and needy; <i>yet</i> the Lord thinketh upon me: thou <i>art</i> my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-10.htm">Psalm 88:10-12</a></b></br> Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise <i>and</i> praise thee? Selah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/5-23.htm">Mark 5:23,35,36</a></b></br> And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: <i>I pray thee</i>, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/18-21.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/luke/21-23.htm">Child</a> <a href="/john/4-46.htm">Courtier</a> <a href="/john/2-22.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/john/4-47.htm">Die</a> <a href="/luke/20-28.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/mark/9-48.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Ere</a> <a href="/john/4-46.htm">Nobleman</a> <a href="/john/4-46.htm">Officer</a> <a href="/john/4-46.htm">Official</a> <a href="/luke/16-30.htm">Pleaded</a> <a href="/john/4-46.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/john/4-19.htm">Sir</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/4-51.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/john/4-51.htm">Child</a> <a href="/john/4-46.htm">Courtier</a> <a href="/john/5-21.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/john/6-50.htm">Die</a> <a href="/john/11-25.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/romans/1-8.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/exodus/1-19.htm">Ere</a> <a href="/job/21-28.htm">Nobleman</a> <a href="/john/18-12.htm">Officer</a> <a href="/acts/28-7.htm">Official</a> <a href="/acts/2-40.htm">Pleaded</a> <a href="/acts/7-10.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/john/5-7.htm">Sir</a><div class="vheading2">John 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-1.htm">Jesus talks with a woman of Samaria, and reveals his identity to her.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-27.htm">His disciples marvel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-31.htm">He declares to them his zeal for God's glory.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-39.htm">Many Samaritans believe on him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-43.htm">He departs into Galilee, and heals the ruler's son that lay sick at Capernaum.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>“Sir,”</b><br>The term "Sir" here is a respectful address, indicating the official's recognition of Jesus' authority and status. In the cultural context of the time, addressing someone as "Sir" was a sign of respect and acknowledgment of their position or wisdom. This reflects the official's desperation and humility, as he approaches Jesus with a request for help.<p><b>the official said,</b><br>The "official" refers to a royal official, likely someone serving under Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee. This indicates that the man was of high status and had access to resources, yet he sought Jesus, showing the reach of Jesus' reputation. The official's willingness to seek Jesus, despite his own position, highlights the growing recognition of Jesus' power and authority.<p><b>“come down</b><br>The phrase "come down" is geographically significant, as Jesus was in Cana and the official was from Capernaum, which is located at a lower elevation near the Sea of Galilee. This request for Jesus to physically travel to his home underscores the common belief at the time that healers needed to be present to perform miracles, reflecting the official's limited understanding of Jesus' divine power.<p><b>before my child dies.”</b><br>The urgency in the official's plea is evident, as he fears the imminent death of his child. This reflects the desperation and deep love of a parent, willing to do anything to save their child. The mention of death introduces a theme of life and resurrection, which is central to Jesus' ministry. This plea also foreshadows Jesus' power over life and death, as seen in other miracles, such as the raising of Lazarus (<a href="/john/11.htm">John 11:1-44</a>). The official's faith, though initially limited, sets the stage for a deeper understanding of Jesus' authority over sickness and death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the Son of God, who performs miracles and teaches about the Kingdom of God. In <a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">John 4</a>, He is in Cana of Galilee, where He had previously turned water into wine.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/royal_official.htm">Royal Official</a></b><br>A man of high status, likely serving under Herod Antipas, who approaches Jesus with a desperate plea for his dying son.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/capernaum.htm">Capernaum</a></b><br>The town where the royal official's son is lying ill. It is about 20 miles from Cana, indicating the official's faith and desperation in seeking Jesus.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/cana_of_galilee.htm">Cana of Galilee</a></b><br>The location where Jesus performs His second recorded miracle in the Gospel of John, emphasizing His divine authority and power.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_son.htm">The Son</a></b><br>The royal official's son, whose healing serves as a testament to Jesus' power and the faith of the official.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The royal official's journey to Jesus demonstrates active faith. He believed Jesus could heal his son and acted on that belief by seeking Him out.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_jesus'_word.htm">Trust in Jesus' Word</a></b><br>Jesus tells the official, "Go, your son will live" (<a href="/john/4-50.htm">John 4:50</a>). The official trusts Jesus' word without needing physical evidence, teaching us to trust in God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_authority.htm">Jesus' Authority</a></b><br>This passage underscores Jesus' divine authority over life and death, reminding us of His power to intervene in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/persistence_in_prayer.htm">Persistence in Prayer</a></b><br>The official's plea is a model of persistent prayer, showing that we should earnestly bring our requests to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_others.htm">Witness to Others</a></b><br>The healing of the official's son leads to belief in Jesus by his entire household, illustrating how our faith can impact others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/(luke_8_40-56)_was_jairus's_daughter_truly_raised.htm">(Luke 8:40-56) What evidence supports the claim that Jairus's daughter was literally raised from the dead, and why isn't there corroborating historical documentation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_jairus's_daughter_dead_or_in_a_coma.htm">Mark 5:35-42: Was Jairus's daughter truly dead, or could she have been in a coma, making her 'resurrection' more of a misdiagnosis?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_kings_4_align_with_other_resurrections.htm">How does the resurrection of the Shunammite's son (2 Kings 4:18-37) align with or contradict other biblical resurrection accounts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_spiritual_sacrifices.htm">What are the key events in Jesus' life timeline?</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>(49) <span class= "bld">Ere my child die.</span>--But human sorrow is the birth-pang of faith. The sense of utter powerlessness leads the soul to cast itself on the Strong One for strength. The faith is still weak, but it is there. It does not realise that Christ can speak the word and heal the child, but it does feel that His presence could save him, and pleads as a father for his son. "Come down, ere my child die."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 49.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The nobleman saith unto him, Lord, come down before my little boy</span> (my only son) <span class="cmt_word">die</span> (comp. <a href="/mark/9-24.htm">Mark 9:24</a>, "Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief;" and, again, the words of the woman of Syro-Phoenicia, who will not be put off, "Even the dogs eat of the crumbs," <a href="/matthew/15-27.htm">Matthew 15:27</a>, etc.). This touching stroke shows how love triumphs over the desire for signs and wonders, and already helps to create the faith in the grace and power of the Divine Helper. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/4-49.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">“Sir,”</span><br /><span class="grk">Κύριε</span> <span class="translit">(Kyrie)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">official</span><br /><span class="grk">βασιλικός</span> <span class="translit">(basilikos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_937.htm">Strong's 937: </a> </span><span class="str2">From basileus; regal, i.e. belonging to the sovereign, or preeminent.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said,</span><br /><span class="grk">Λέγει</span> <span class="translit">(Legei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">“come down</span><br /><span class="grk">κατάβηθι</span> <span class="translit">(katabēthi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2597.htm">Strong's 2597: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="grk">πρὶν</span> <span class="translit">(prin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4250.htm">Strong's 4250: </a> </span><span class="str2">Formerly, before. Adverb from pro; prior, sooner.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my</span><br /><span class="grk">μου</span> <span class="translit">(mou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">child</span><br /><span class="grk">παιδίον</span> <span class="translit">(paidion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3813.htm">Strong's 3813: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dies.”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποθανεῖν</span> <span class="translit">(apothanein)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_599.htm">Strong's 599: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/4-49.htm">John 4:49 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/4-49.htm">John 4:49 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/4-49.htm">John 4:49 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/4-49.htm">John 4:49 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/4-49.htm">John 4:49 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/4-49.htm">John 4:49 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/4-49.htm">John 4:49 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/4-49.htm">John 4:49 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/4-49.htm">John 4:49 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/4-49.htm">John 4:49 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/4-49.htm">NT Gospels: John 4:49 The nobleman said to him Sir come (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/4-48.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 4:48"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 4:48" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/4-50.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 4:50"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 4:50" /></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>