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for he was about to die. <a href="/kjv/john/4.htm">King James Bible</a> When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. <a href="/nkjv/john/4.htm">New King James Version</a> When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. <a href="/nasb_/john/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and began asking Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. <a href="/nasb/john/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was imploring Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. <a href="/nasb77/john/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him, and was requesting Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. <a href="/lsb/john/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was asking Him to come down and heal his son; for he was about to die. <a href="/amp/john/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Having heard that Jesus had come back from Judea to Galilee, he went to meet Him and began asking Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. <a href="/csb/john/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him and pleaded with him to come down and heal his son, since he was about to die. <a href="/hcsb/john/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and pleaded with Him to come down and heal his son, for he was about to die. <a href="/asv/john/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> When he heard that Jesus was come out of Jud锟絘 into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. <a href="/cev/john/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And when the man heard that Jesus had come from Judea, he went and begged him to keep his son from dying. <a href="/erv/john/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. <a href="/gwt/john/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The official heard that Jesus had returned from Judea to Galilee. So he went to Jesus and asked him to go to Capernaum with him to heal his son who was about to die. <a href="/gnt/john/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to go to Capernaum and heal his son, who was about to die. <a href="/isv/john/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him repeatedly to come down and heal his son, because he was about to die. <a href="/msb/john/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. <a href="/net/john/4.htm">NET Bible</a> When he heard that Jesus had come back from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and begged him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. <a href="/nheb/john/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and pleaded with him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was close to death. <a href="/wbt/john/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. <a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Having heard that Jesus had come from Judaea to Galilee, he came to Him and begged Him to go down and cure his son; for he was at the point of death. <a href="/web/john/4.htm">World English Bible</a> When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him and begged him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> he, having heard that Jesus comes out of Judea to Galilee, went away to Him, and was asking Him that He may come down and may heal his son, for he was about to die. <a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Having heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was asking that He would come down and heal his son; for he was about to die. <a href="/ylt/john/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> he, having heard that Jesus is come out of Judea to Galilee, went away unto him, and was asking him that he may come down and may heal his son, for he was about to die. <a href="/slt/john/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> He, having heard that Jesus was come from Judea to Galilee, went away to him, and asked him that he would go down and heal his son: for he was about to die.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He having heard that Jesus was come from Judea into Galilee, went to him, and prayed him to come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. <a href="/cpdv/john/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Since he had heard that Jesus came to Galilee from Judea, he sent to him and begged him to come down and heal his son. For he was beginning to die. <a href="/nabre/john/4.htm">New American Bible</a> When he heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, who was near death. <a href="/nrsvce/john/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> This man heard that Jesus had come from Judaea to Galilee; so he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son; for he was near death. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> This man had heard that Yeshua came from Judea to Galilee and he went to him and was imploring him to come down and heal his son, for he was coming close to dying.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and besought him that he would come down, and restore his son to health, for he was about to die. <a href="/godbey/john/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> he having heard that Jesus has come out of Judea into Galilee, came away to Him, and continued to ask Him that He may come down and heal his son; for He was about to die. <a href="/haweis/john/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> This person having heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, went to him, that he might come down, and cure his son: for he was at the point of death. <a href="/mace/john/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> who having heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went there to desire him to come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. <a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Having heard that Jesus had come from Judaea to Galilee, he came to Him and begged Him to go down and cure his son; for he was at the point of death. <a href="/worrell/john/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> This man, having heard that Jesus had come out of Judaea into Galilee, went to Him, and was asking Him, that He would come down, and heal his son, for he was about to die. <a href="/worsley/john/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum: who, when he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, went to Him, and intreated Him, that he would come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. <a href="/parallel/john/4-47.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=1269" 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> …46So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. 47<a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtos (DPro-NMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">When he</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akousas (V-APA-NMS) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">heard</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">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/2240.htm" title="2240: hēkei (V-PIA-3S) -- To have come, be present, have arrived. A primary verb; to arrive, i.e. Be present.">had come</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.">to</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> <a href="/greek/565.htm" title="565: apēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.">he went</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2065.htm" title="2065: ērōta (V-IIA-3S) -- Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.">begged</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.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/2597.htm" title="2597: katabē (V-ASA-3S) -- 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/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2390.htm" title="2390: iasētai (V-ASM-3S) -- To heal, generally of the physical, sometimes of spiritual, disease. Middle voice of apparently a primary verb; to cure.">heal</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huion (N-AMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">son,</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason."></a> <a href="/greek/3195.htm" title="3195: ēmellen (V-IIA-3S) -- A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.">who was about</a> <a href="/greek/599.htm" title="599: apothnēskein (V-PNA) -- To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.">to die.</a> 48Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”…<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/8-5.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="/mark/5-22.htm">Mark 5:22-24</a> 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. <a href="/john/11-1.htm">John 11:1-3</a> At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. / (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.) / So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.” <a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Matthew 15:21-28</a> Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. / 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.” ... <a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1-14</a> Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ... <a href="/john/5-5.htm">John 5:5-9</a> One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. / When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?” / “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.” ... <a href="/mark/9-17.htm">Mark 9:17-27</a> 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.” ... <a href="/luke/8-41.htm">Luke 8:41-42</a> 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, <a href="/acts/9-36.htm">Acts 9:36-41</a> In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity. / At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room. / Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.” ... <a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">1 Kings 17:17-24</a> 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. ... <a href="/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32-37</a> 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. ... <a href="/matthew/9-18.htm">Matthew 9:18-26</a> 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. / Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak. ... <a href="/john/11-40.htm">John 11:40-44</a> Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” / So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. / I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.” ... <a href="/luke/4-38.htm">Luke 4:38-39</a> After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf, / and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went to him, and sought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.he heard.<a href="/mark/2-1.htm">Mark 2:1-3</a> And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house… <a href="/mark/6-55.htm">Mark 6:55,56</a> And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was… <a href="/mark/10-47.htm">Mark 10:47</a> And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.that he.<a href="/john/11-21.htm">John 11:21,32</a> Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died… <a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1</a> To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.<a href="/luke/7-6.htm">Luke 7:6-8</a> Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/4-45.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/john/4-40.htm">Begged</a> <a href="/john/4-40.htm">Besought</a> <a href="/luke/23-55.htm">Close</a> <a href="/luke/14-3.htm">Cure</a> <a href="/luke/24-46.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/21-26.htm">Die</a> <a href="/john/4-1.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/john/4-46.htm">Galilee</a> <a href="/luke/14-3.htm">Heal</a> <a href="/john/4-42.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/luke/8-31.htm">Imploring</a> <a href="/john/4-46.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/4-3.htm">Judaea</a> <a href="/john/4-3.htm">Judea</a> <a href="/john/4-27.htm">Point</a> <a href="/john/4-40.htm">Request</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/6-25.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/john/9-8.htm">Begged</a> <a href="/john/19-31.htm">Besought</a> <a href="/john/13-23.htm">Close</a> <a href="/acts/4-30.htm">Cure</a> <a href="/john/5-18.htm">Death</a> <a href="/john/4-49.htm">Die</a> <a href="/john/5-24.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/john/4-54.htm">Galilee</a> <a href="/john/12-40.htm">Heal</a> <a href="/john/5-25.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/acts/9-38.htm">Imploring</a> <a href="/john/4-48.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/4-54.htm">Judaea</a> <a href="/john/4-54.htm">Judea</a> <a href="/john/6-21.htm">Point</a> <a href="/john/11-22.htm">Request</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>When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee This phrase sets the geographical context of the narrative. Jesus' movement from Judea to Galilee is significant as it marks a transition in His ministry. Judea was the center of Jewish religious life, while Galilee was more rural and diverse in population. This movement highlights Jesus' outreach beyond the religious elite to the common people. The man in question, a royal official, likely served under Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee, indicating the reach of Jesus' reputation even into the circles of political power. This also reflects the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy (<a href="/isaiah/9.htm">Isaiah 9:1-2</a>) about a great light shining in Galilee.he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son The royal official's action of going to Jesus and begging Him demonstrates both desperation and faith. In the cultural context, a man of his status humbling himself to seek help from a traveling teacher would have been unusual, indicating the depth of his need and belief in Jesus' power. This act of faith is reminiscent of other biblical figures who sought divine intervention, such as Jairus (<a href="/mark/5-22.htm">Mark 5:22-23</a>) and the Canaanite woman (<a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Matthew 15:22-28</a>). The phrase "come down" refers to the geographical descent from Cana, where Jesus was, to Capernaum, where the official's son lay ill.who was about to die The critical condition of the official's son underscores the urgency of the request. In the historical context, illness and death were common and often untreatable, making miraculous healing a profound demonstration of divine power. This situation parallels other instances in the Gospels where Jesus confronts death, such as the raising of Lazarus (John 11) and the widow's son at Nain (<a href="/luke/7-11.htm">Luke 7:11-17</a>). These miracles serve as types of Jesus' ultimate victory over death through His resurrection, offering a foretaste of the hope and life He brings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> Central figure in the New Testament, the Son of God, who performs miracles and teaches about the Kingdom of God. 2. <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. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_son.htm">The Son</a> The child of the royal official, who is gravely ill and near death. 4. <a href="/topical/j/judea.htm">Judea</a> A region in the southern part of ancient Israel, from where Jesus traveled. 5. <a href="/topical/g/galilee.htm">Galilee</a> A region in northern Israel where Jesus performed many miracles and taught extensively.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> The royal official's journey to Jesus is a demonstration of faith. He believed in Jesus' power to heal, which prompted him to seek Jesus out personally. <a href="/topical/d/desperation_and_dependence.htm">Desperation and Dependence</a> The official's plea highlights human desperation and the need to depend on Jesus in times of crisis. It reminds us that in our most desperate moments, turning to Jesus should be our first response. <a href="/topical/a/authority_of_jesus.htm">Authority of Jesus</a> The passage underscores Jesus' authority over sickness and death. It encourages believers to trust in His power and sovereignty in all circumstances. <a href="/topical/p/persistence_in_prayer.htm">Persistence in Prayer</a> The official's begging reflects persistence. Believers are encouraged to be persistent in prayer, trusting that Jesus hears and responds to our needs. <a href="/topical/i/intercession_for_others.htm">Intercession for Others</a> The official's concern for his son teaches the importance of interceding for others, bringing their needs before Jesus with faith and urgency.<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_is_the_samaritan_woman_unnamed.htm">Why is the Samaritan woman unnamed, leaving no external historical record to corroborate the event in John 4?</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_travel_to_india.htm">Did Jesus travel to India?</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/what_does_'god's_word_is_pure'_mean.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'fields are white for harvest'?</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>(47) The distance of Capernaum from Cana was from twenty to twenty-five miles. The report of Christ's return to Galilee had spread, then, over this wide area.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 47. - This man, when he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, went unto him. This statement implies that Jesus had been in Capernaum before, and left there the impression of his power to heal and save. The rumour of transactions of this kind wrought at Capernaum had been carried from Capernaum to Nazareth (see <a href="/luke/4.htm">Luke 4</a>.), and now the return of Jesus from Judaea was soon known in the cities along the shore of the lake. And he besought him (obs. ἠρώτα, indicating to some extent a kind of conscious right to seek the favour) that (ἵνα, in John, often gives the purport of a prayer or a command) he would come down (from the highlands of Galilee to the borders of the lake, sunk as it is in a deep depression) to Capernaum, and heal his son: for he was on the point of death (Vulgate, incipiebat mori; compare and contrast <a href="/john/12-33.htm">John 12:33</a>). <a href="/commentaries/john/4-47.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[When] he οὗτος (houtos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. heard ἀκούσας (akousas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. 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. had come ἥκει (hēkei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2240.htm">Strong's 2240: </a> To have come, be present, have arrived. A primary verb; to arrive, i.e. Be present. 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. to 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. he went ἀπῆλθεν (apēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_565.htm">Strong's 565: </a> From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. begged ἠρώτα (ērōta) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2065.htm">Strong's 2065: </a> Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request. 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. to ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. come down καταβῇ (katabē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2597.htm">Strong's 2597: </a> To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. heal ἰάσηται (iasētai) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2390.htm">Strong's 2390: </a> To heal, generally of the physical, sometimes of spiritual, disease. Middle voice of apparently a primary verb; to cure. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 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. son, υἱόν (huion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. who was about ἤμελλεν (ēmellen) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3195.htm">Strong's 3195: </a> A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something. to die. ἀποθνήσκειν (apothnēskein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_599.htm">Strong's 599: </a> To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. 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