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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"><a href="/niv/john/4.htm">New International Version</a> This was the second sign Jesus performed after coming from Judea to Galilee. <a href="/nlt/john/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> This was the second miraculous sign Jesus did in Galilee after coming from Judea. <a href="/esv/john/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee. <a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee. <a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> This is now again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judea into Galilee. <a href="/kjv/john/4.htm">King James Bible</a> This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee. <a href="/nkjv/john/4.htm">New King James Version</a> This again is the second sign Jesus did when He had come out of Judea into Galilee. <a href="/nasb_/john/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> This is again a second sign that Jesus performed when He had come from Judea into Galilee. <a href="/nasb/john/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> This is again a second sign that Jesus performed when He had come out of Judea into Galilee. <a href="/nasb77/john/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> This is again a second sign that Jesus performed, when He had come out of Judea into Galilee. <a href="/lsb/john/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> This is again a second sign that Jesus did when He had come out of Judea into Galilee. <a href="/amp/john/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> This is the second sign (attesting miracle) that Jesus performed [in Cana] after He had come from Judea to Galilee [revealing that He is the Messiah]. <a href="/csb/john/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now this was also the second sign Jesus performed after he came from Judea to Galilee. <a href="/hcsb/john/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This, therefore, was the second sign Jesus performed after He came from Judea to Galilee. <a href="/asv/john/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Jud锟絘 into Galilee. <a href="/cev/john/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This was the second miracle that Jesus worked after he left Judea and went to Galilee. <a href="/erv/john/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judaea into Galilee. <a href="/gwt/john/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This was the second miracle that Jesus performed after he had come back from Judea to Galilee. <a href="/gnt/john/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> This was the second miracle that Jesus performed after coming from Judea to Galilee. <a href="/isv/john/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now this was the second sign that Jesus did after coming from Judea to Galilee. <a href="/msb/john/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee. <a href="/net/john/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Jesus did this as his second miraculous sign when he returned from Judea to Galilee. <a href="/nheb/john/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judea into Galilee. <a href="/wbt/john/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> This is again the second miracle that Jesus performed, when he had come from Judea into Galilee. <a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> This is the second miracle that Jesus performed, after coming from Judaea into Galilee. <a href="/web/john/4.htm">World English Bible</a> This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judea into Galilee. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> this again [was] a second sign Jesus did, having come out of Judea to Galilee. <a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> This is now again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judea into Galilee. <a href="/ylt/john/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> this again a second sign did Jesus, having come out of Judea to Galilee. <a href="/slt/john/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> This second sign Jesus did, having come out of Judea into Galilee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judea into Galilee. <a href="/cpdv/john/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> This next sign was the second that Jesus accomplished, after he had arrived in Galilee from Judea. <a href="/nabre/john/4.htm">New American Bible</a> [Now] this was the second sign Jesus did when he came to Galilee from Judea. <a href="/nrsvce/john/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now this was the second sign that Jesus did after coming from Judea to Galilee.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> This is again the second miracle which Jesus did, after he came from Judaea to Galilee. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> This is again the second miracle Yeshua did, when he came from Judea to Galilee. <div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> This is the second sign which Jesus did, when he came out of Judea into Galilee. <a href="/godbey/john/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Jesus, having again come out of Judea into Galilee, wrought this second miracle. <a href="/haweis/john/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> This is again a second miracle which Jesus did, when he came from Judea into Galilee.<CM> <a href="/mace/john/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Jesus did this second miracle when he return'd from Judea to Galilee. <a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> This is the second miracle that Jesus performed, after coming from Judaea into Galilee. <a href="/worrell/john/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> This again is a second sign that Jesus did, after having come out of Judaea into Galilee. <a href="/worsley/john/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> This is the second miracle that Jesus wrought, upon coming out of Judea into Galilee. <a href="/parallel/john/4-54.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=1325" 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> …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. 54<a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: Touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. ">This was</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">now</a> <a href="/greek/3825.htm" title="3825: palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand."></a> <a href="/greek/1208.htm" title="1208: deuteron (Adj-ANS) -- Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second.">the second</a> <a href="/greek/4592.htm" title="4592: sēmeion (N-ANS) -- Neuter of a presumed derivative of the base of semaino; an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally.">sign</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.">that</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: epoiēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">performed</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elthōn (V-APA-NMS) -- To come, go. ">after coming</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2449.htm" title="2449: Ioudaias (N-GFS) -- Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem. Feminine of Ioudaios; the Judaean land, a region of Palestine.">Judea</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</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."></a> <a href="/greek/1056.htm" title="1056: Galilaian (N-AFS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine.">Galilee.</a> <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="/john/2-11.htm">John 2:11</a> Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. <a href="/john/20-30.htm">John 20:30-31</a> Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book. / But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name. <a href="/john/5-36.htm">John 5:36</a> But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me. <a href="/john/6-2.htm">John 6:2</a> A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick. <a href="/john/7-31.htm">John 7:31</a> Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?” <a href="/john/10-25.htm">John 10:25</a> “I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf. <a href="/john/12-37.htm">John 12:37</a> Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. <a href="/john/14-11.htm">John 14:11</a> Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves. <a href="/john/20-29.htm">John 20:29</a> Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” <a href="/matthew/8-5.htm">Matthew 8:5-13</a> 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. ... <a href="/luke/7-1.htm">Luke 7:1-10</a> 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. ... <a href="/acts/2-22.htm">Acts 2:22</a> Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know. <a href="/acts/10-38.htm">Acts 10:38</a> how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him. <a href="/hebrews/2-4.htm">Hebrews 2:4</a> and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will. <a href="/exodus/4-8.htm">Exodus 4:8-9</a> And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second. / But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.<a href="/john/2-1.htm">John 2:1-11</a> And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/4-47.htm">Galilee</a> <a href="/john/4-53.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/4-47.htm">Judaea</a> <a href="/john/4-47.htm">Judea</a> <a href="/luke/23-8.htm">Miracle</a> <a href="/john/4-48.htm">Miraculous</a> <a href="/john/2-23.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/john/3-7.htm">Second</a> <a href="/john/2-18.htm">Sign</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/6-1.htm">Galilee</a> <a href="/john/5-1.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/7-1.htm">Judaea</a> <a href="/john/7-1.htm">Judea</a> <a href="/john/6-14.htm">Miracle</a> <a href="/john/6-2.htm">Miraculous</a> <a href="/john/6-2.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/john/9-24.htm">Second</a> <a href="/john/6-14.htm">Sign</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>This was now the second sign The term "sign" in the Gospel of John refers to miraculous events that reveal Jesus' divine authority and identity. The first sign was the turning of water into wine at Cana (<a href="/john/2.htm">John 2:1-11</a>). Signs in John's Gospel are meant to inspire belief in Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God (<a href="/john/20-30.htm">John 20:30-31</a>). This second sign further establishes Jesus' power and authority, reinforcing His divine mission.that Jesus performed Jesus' miracles are not merely acts of compassion but are deliberate demonstrations of His divine nature and authority. They serve as evidence of His messianic identity and His connection to God the Father. The performance of signs is a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies that the Messiah would perform wonders (<a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5-6</a>).after coming from Judea into Galilee This geographical movement is significant. Judea, particularly Jerusalem, was the religious center of Jewish life, while Galilee was more rural and less esteemed. Jesus' return to Galilee, where He performed His first miracle, highlights His ministry's reach beyond the religious elite to the common people. It also fulfills the prophecy of <a href="/isaiah/9.htm">Isaiah 9:1-2</a>, which speaks of a great light shining in Galilee. This movement from Judea to Galilee underscores the universal scope of Jesus' mission, reaching all people regardless of their social or religious standing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> Central figure in the Gospel of John, performing miracles to reveal His divine nature and mission. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judea.htm">Judea</a> A region in ancient Israel where Jesus began His public ministry. 3. <a href="/topical/g/galilee.htm">Galilee</a> The region to which Jesus returned and where He performed this second sign. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_royal_official's_son.htm">The Royal Official's Son</a> The recipient of Jesus' miraculous healing, which is the context of this second sign. 5. <a href="/topical/c/cana.htm">Cana</a> The town in Galilee where Jesus performed His first miracle of turning water into wine and now performs this second sign.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> The royal official believed Jesus' word and acted on it by returning home, demonstrating that true faith often requires action before evidence. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_authority.htm">Jesus' Authority</a> This sign reinforces Jesus' authority over physical ailments and distance, reminding us of His sovereignty in all aspects of life. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_signs.htm">The Importance of Signs</a> Signs in the Gospel of John are meant to reveal Jesus' divine nature and lead people to faith, not just to amaze or entertain. <a href="/topical/g/growth_in_faith.htm">Growth in Faith</a> The royal official's faith grew from seeking a miracle to trusting in Jesus' word, illustrating the journey of faith many believers experience. <a href="/topical/w/witnessing_to_others.htm">Witnessing to Others</a> The healing of the official's son led to his entire household believing, showing the ripple effect of personal testimony and 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/why_no_extra-biblical_record_of_matt_14.htm">Why is there no known extra-biblical historical record of these miracles in Matthew 14?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_cana's_miracle_only_in_john.htm">Why does this miracle at Cana (John 2:1-11) only appear in John's Gospel and not in the Synoptics?</a> <a href="/q/where_did_jesus_meet_peter_and_andrew.htm">Where did Jesus first meet Simon Peter and Andrew? By the sea of Galilee (Matthew 4:18-22) On the banks of river Jordan (John 1:42). After that, Jesus decided to go to Galilee (John 1:43)</a> <a href="/q/why_are_some_non-religious_prophecies_accurate.htm">Why do prophecies from other religions sometimes appear accurate?</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>(54) This is again the second.--The English version has inserted the article, which is not found in the Greek, and has added in italics is and that. Omitting these additions, and remembering that in St. John's language every miracle has its deeper teaching, the verse will read, "This again, a second sign, did Jesus when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee." His first presence in Galilee was marked by a sign (<a href="/context/john/2-1.htm" title="And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:">John 2:1-11</a>), and this visit is also. There the individual disciples, who were to leave home and follow him, read the lesson the sign was meant to teach. Now for the first time the family is the unit in the Christian life, and the father, himself taught to read the sign, becomes the first teacher, and representative, of the first Christian household.This miracle of healing naturally brings to the thoughts the healing of the centurion's servant. See Notes on <a href="/matthew/8-5.htm" title="And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,">Matthew 8:5</a> et seq., and <a href="/luke/7-2.htm" title="And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and ready to die.">Luke 7:2</a> et seq. To some minds, from Irenaeus downwards, the resemblance has seemed so striking that nothing short of identification could explain it. But there is no a priori reason why two miracles should not be performed under circumstances in some respects analogous, and the knowledge of the healing in this case may well have led to the faith in that. If we bear in mind that the miracle is ever to be regarded as the parable in act, it is probable that the acts of Christ would be repeated. Repetition is a part of the method of every great teacher, and formed a large part in the Rabbinic systems Jesus Christ was, it is true, infinitely above .all human teachers, but His hearers were ordinary men, and His teaching and working must have adapted itself to the constitution of the human mind. A comparison of the present narratives will establish the following points of difference, which in their totality amount, it is believed, to little short of proof, that St. John has added the history of a sign which is not recorded in the earlier Gospels.(1) It is here a nobleman who pleads for his son; there a centurion for his servant (<a href="/matthew/8-6.htm" title="And saying, Lord, my servant lies at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.">Matthew 8:6</a>; <a href="/luke/7-2.htm" title="And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and ready to die.">Luke 7:2</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 54. - This is again a second sign which Jesus did, when he had come out of Judaea into Galilee. The point is that each return from Judaea to Galilee had been charged with special emphasis by the occurrence of a "sign." We are told (<a href="/john/2-23.htm">John 2:23</a>; <a href="/john/3-2.htm">John 3:2</a>) of slams wrought in Jerusalem, and, consequently, it could not be meant to be the second sign wrought by him. The πάλιν refers to the ἐλθὼν clause, i.e. to the repetition of his entrance on work in Galilee. The first sign was the transformation of the water; the second, under similar conditions, was the healing a dying child by his word (so Godet, Lunge, and Westcott). This passage of St. John's Gospel which we have now reviewed is a distinct period of our Lord's life and ministry, concerning which the synoptists were silent; and it is marvellously complete in itself. It is an epitome of the whole life of the blessed Lord, and presents an outline and specimen of his method and his work. The disciple unnamed seems always at the side of the Lord. A mighty spell had fallen on him; and he was beginning already to discern in him the characteristics which ultimately directed him to compose the prologue. The penetration of the hidden secrets of all hearts - first his own, then those of Cephas and Nathanael, and the motives of Mary, and the spirit of Nicodemus, the intentions of the Pharisees, the secret life of the Samaritaness, and the inchoate and imperfect faith of the nobleman. Jesus is presented to us in marvellously different, yet mutually complementary, relations. (1) Gathering susceptible spirits to himself, and judging men by the reception they were giving or not giving to his word; e.g. Nathanael, Nicodemus, the Jews, the Samaritans, the Galilaeans. (2) Accepting or revealing the mightiest and most enduring names - "The Son of God," "the Lamb of God," the Baptizer with the Holy Ghost, "the King of Israel," the Opener of the kingdom of heaven, the Creator of all things, the Head of the theocracy, the Rebuilder of the temple of his body, the Teacher of the teacher of Israel, the "Son of man," the Saviour, the Giver of eternal life, the Light, the Bridegroom of the true bride, the Object of the eternal Father's love, the Revealer of the Father in his most essential features and most perfect will, the "Prophet that should come into the world," the "Saviour of the world," the "Christ of God." (3) We see him, in the majesty of his omnipotence, hiding himself, as the Almighty always does, behind and in his works; we see him hallowing and heightening the joys of nuptial love, and again purifying the house of God from all contaminating adjuncts; we see him in his exalted mood consumed by holy zeal, and also weary and thirsty by the well, asking for water from an alien, and making to her the most astonishing revelations, hushing the pride, as they have secured the reverence, of all after ages by their spirituality and refinement. . . . <a href="/commentaries/john/4-54.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>This [was] Τοῦτο (Touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. now δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. [the] second δεύτερον (deuteron) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1208.htm">Strong's 1208: </a> Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second. sign σημεῖον (sēmeion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4592.htm">Strong's 4592: </a> Neuter of a presumed derivative of the base of semaino; an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally. [that] 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. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. performed ἐποίησεν (epoiēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. after coming ἐλθὼν (elthōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. Judea Ἰουδαίας (Ioudaias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2449.htm">Strong's 2449: </a> Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem. Feminine of Ioudaios; the Judaean land, a region of Palestine. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Galilee. Γαλιλαίαν (Galilaian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1056.htm">Strong's 1056: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/4-54.htm">John 4:54 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/4-54.htm">John 4:54 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/4-54.htm">John 4:54 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/4-54.htm">John 4:54 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/4-54.htm">John 4:54 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/4-54.htm">John 4:54 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/4-54.htm">John 4:54 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/4-54.htm">John 4:54 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/4-54.htm">John 4:54 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/4-54.htm">John 4:54 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/4-54.htm">NT Gospels: John 4:54 This is again the second sign that (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/4-53.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 4:53"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 4:53" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/5-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 5:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 5:1" /></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>