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And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. <a href="/nlt/john/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> As he traveled through Galilee, he came to Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a government official in nearby Capernaum whose son was very sick. <a href="/esv/john/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. <a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So 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. <a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore He came again to Cana of Galilee, where He had made the water wine. And there was in Capernaum a certain royal official whose son was sick. <a href="/kjv/john/4.htm">King James Bible</a> So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/nkjv/john/4.htm">New King James Version</a> So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/nasb_/john/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore He came again to Cana of Galilee, where He had made the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/nasb/john/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> Therefore He came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a royal official whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/nasb77/john/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> He came therefore again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain royal official, whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/lsb/john/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then He came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a royal official whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/amp/john/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son was sick in Capernaum. <a href="/csb/john/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He went again to Cana of Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a certain royal official whose son was ill at Capernaum. <a href="/hcsb/john/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then He went again to Cana of Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. There was a certain royal official whose son was ill at Capernaum. <a href="/asv/john/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> He came therefore again unto Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/cev/john/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> While Jesus was in Galilee, he returned to the village of Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was an official in Capernaum whose son was sick. <a href="/erv/john/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> He came therefore again unto Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/gwt/john/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus returned to the city of Cana in Galilee, where he had changed water into wine. A government official was in Cana. His son was sick in Capernaum. <a href="/gnt/john/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then Jesus went back to Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. A government official was there whose son was sick in Capernaum. <a href="/isv/john/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> So Jesus returned to Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. Meanwhile, in Capernaum there was a government official whose son was ill. <a href="/msb/john/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So once again Jesus 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. <a href="/net/john/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Now he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had made the water wine. In Capernaum there was a certain royal official whose son was sick. <a href="/nheb/john/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jesus came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. There was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/wbt/john/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So He came once more to Cana in Galilee, where He had made the water into wine. Now there was a certain officer of the King's court whose son was ill at Capernaum. <a href="/web/john/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Jesus came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. There was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Jesus came, therefore, again to Cana of Galilee, where He made the water wine, and there was a certain attendant, whose son was ailing in Capernaum, <a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore He came again to Cana of Galilee, where He had made the water wine. And there was in Capernaum a certain royal official whose son was sick. <a href="/ylt/john/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Jesus came, therefore, again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine, and there was a certain courtier, whose son was ailing in Capernaum, <a href="/slt/john/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then came Jesus again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain royal one, whose son was sick in Capernaum.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He came again therefore into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain ruler, whose son was sick at Capharnaum. <a href="/cpdv/john/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then he went again into Cana of Galilee, where he made water into wine. And there was a certain ruler, whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/nabre/john/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Then he returned to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. Now there was a royal official whose son was ill in Capernaum. <a href="/nrsvce/john/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had changed the water into wine. Now there was a royal official whose son lay ill in Capernaum.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was at Capernaum a servant of a king, whose son was sick. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But Yeshua came again to Qatna of Galilee, where he had made the water wine, and a servant of a certain King was staying in Kapernahum, whose son was ill.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain courtier, whose son was sick in Capernaum. <a href="/godbey/john/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then He came again into Cana of Galilee, where He turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royalist, whose son was sick in Capernaum; <a href="/haweis/john/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then came Jesus again to Cana of Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain attendant on the king, whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/mace/john/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Jesus went therefore a second time to Cana in Galilee, where he had changed the water into wine, now a certain nobleman was there, whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So He came once more to Cana in Galilee, where He had made the water into wine. Now there was a certain officer of the King's court whose son was ill at Capernaum. <a href="/worrell/john/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> He came, therefore, again into Cana of Galilee, where He made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/worsley/john/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Therefore Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where He had made the water wine. <a href="/parallel/john/4-46.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=1257" 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> …45Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well. 46<a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">So</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.">once again</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: Ēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To come, go. ">He came</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/2580.htm" title="2580: Kana (N-AFS) -- Cana, a town in Galilee. Of Hebrew origin; Cana, a place in Palestine.">Cana</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/1056.htm" title="1056: Galilaias (N-GFS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine.">in Galilee,</a> <a href="/greek/3699.htm" title="3699: hopou (Adv) -- Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot.">where</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.">He had turned</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.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5204.htm" title="5204: hydōr (N-ANS) -- Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.">water</a> <a href="/greek/3631.htm" title="3631: oinon (N-AMS) -- Wine. A primary word (yayin); wine.">into wine.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">there was</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">a</a> <a href="/greek/937.htm" title="937: basilikos (Adj-NMS) -- From basileus; regal, i.e. belonging to the sovereign, or preeminent.">royal official</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hou (RelPro-GMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">whose</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."></a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huios (N-NMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">son</a> <a href="/greek/770.htm" title="770: ēsthenei (V-IIA-3S) -- To be weak (physically: then morally), To be sick. From asthenes; to be feeble.">lay sick</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">at</a> <a href="/greek/2584.htm" title="2584: Kapharnaoum (N-DFS) -- Capernaum, a town of Galilee. Of Hebrew origin; Capernaum, a place in Palestine.">Capernaum.</a> 47When 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.…<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/2-1.htm">John 2:1-11</a> On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, / and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. / When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” ... <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 5:22-43</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/5-1.htm">John 5:1-9</a> Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. / Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda. / On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed. ... <a href="/john/6-1.htm">John 6:1-14</a> After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias). / A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick. / Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples. ... <a href="/john/11-1.htm">John 11:1-44</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/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="/luke/8-41.htm">Luke 8:41-56</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, / including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her. ... <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/4-18.htm">2 Kings 4:18-37</a> And the child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the harvesters. / “My head! My head!” he complained to his father. So his father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.” / After the servant had picked him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died. ... <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="/mark/7-24.htm">Mark 7:24-30</a> Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice. / Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet. / Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. ... <a href="/luke/4-23.htm">Luke 4:23</a> Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’” <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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.Cana.<a href="/john/2-6.htm">John 2:6</a> And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.<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: … <a href="/john/21-2.htm">John 21:2</a> There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.<a href="/joshua/19-28.htm">Joshua 19:28</a> And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;nobleman.<a href="/psalms/50-15.htm">Psalm 50:15</a> And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.<a href="/psalms/78-34.htm">Psalm 78:34</a> When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God.<a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15</a> I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/10-9.htm">Ailing</a> <a href="/john/2-11.htm">Cana</a> <a href="/john/2-12.htm">Capernaum</a> <a href="/john/2-12.htm">Caper'na-Um</a> <a href="/luke/22-55.htm">Court</a> <a href="/john/4-49.htm">Courtier</a> <a href="/john/4-45.htm">Galilee</a> <a href="/john/3-14.htm">High</a> <a href="/luke/20-11.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/john/4-44.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/22-7.htm">King's</a> <a href="/john/4-4.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/luke/19-12.htm">Nobleman</a> <a href="/luke/12-58.htm">Officer</a> <a href="/luke/8-49.htm">Official</a> <a href="/john/4-3.htm">Once</a> <a href="/luke/22-27.htm">Position</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-13.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/luke/10-9.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/john/2-9.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/luke/9-6.htm">Visited</a> <a href="/john/4-28.htm">Water</a> <a href="/john/2-10.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/5-3.htm">Ailing</a> <a href="/john/21-2.htm">Cana</a> <a href="/john/6-17.htm">Capernaum</a> <a href="/john/6-17.htm">Caper'na-Um</a> <a href="/john/8-3.htm">Court</a> <a href="/john/4-49.htm">Courtier</a> <a href="/john/4-47.htm">Galilee</a> <a href="/john/7-32.htm">High</a> <a href="/john/5-5.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/john/4-47.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/acts/12-20.htm">King's</a> <a href="/john/5-3.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/john/4-49.htm">Nobleman</a> <a href="/john/4-49.htm">Officer</a> <a href="/john/4-49.htm">Official</a> <a href="/john/5-9.htm">Once</a> <a href="/acts/1-20.htm">Position</a> <a href="/john/4-49.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/john/5-3.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/john/5-16.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/john/19-39.htm">Visited</a> <a href="/john/5-3.htm">Water</a> <a href="/john/19-29.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">John 4</div>1. <a href="/john/4-1.htm">Jesus talks with a woman of Samaria, and reveals his identity to her.</a> 27. <a href="/john/4-27.htm">His disciples marvel.</a> 31. <a href="/john/4-31.htm">He declares to them his zeal for God's glory.</a> 39. <a href="/john/4-39.htm">Many Samaritans believe on him.</a> 43. <a href="/john/4-43.htm">He departs into Galilee, and heals the ruler's son that lay sick at Capernaum.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So once again He came to Cana in Galilee Cana in Galilee is significant as the site of Jesus' first miracle, turning water into wine at a wedding feast (<a href="/john/2.htm">John 2:1-11</a>). This return to Cana highlights the continuity of Jesus' ministry in Galilee, a region known for its mixed population of Jews and Gentiles. Galilee was a fertile area, often associated with agricultural abundance, which may symbolize spiritual fruitfulness. Jesus' repeated visits to Galilee emphasize His mission to reach the marginalized and those outside the religious epicenter of Jerusalem.where He had turned the water into wine This reference to Jesus' first miracle serves as a reminder of His divine authority and power over nature. The transformation of water into wine is symbolic of the new covenant and the joy and abundance it brings, contrasting with the old covenant's limitations. This miracle also prefigures the transformative work of Christ in the lives of believers, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary through His grace.And there was a royal official The term "royal official" suggests a person of high status, likely serving under Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee. This indicates the reach of Jesus' influence beyond the common people to those in positions of power. The presence of a royal official seeking Jesus underscores the universal need for Christ's intervention, regardless of social standing. It also reflects the fulfillment of prophecies that Gentiles and rulers would seek the Messiah (<a href="/isaiah/60-3.htm">Isaiah 60:3</a>).whose son lay sick at Capernaum Capernaum, located on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, served as a central hub for Jesus' ministry. It was a prosperous fishing village and a place where Jesus performed many miracles and teachings. The mention of the official's son being sick highlights the human condition of suffering and the desperation that leads people to seek Jesus. This situation sets the stage for a demonstration of Jesus' compassion and power to heal, reinforcing His role as the Great Physician. The healing of the official's son also foreshadows the spiritual healing and life that Jesus offers to all who believe in Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the Gospel, who performs miracles and teaches about the Kingdom of God. In this passage, He returns to Cana in Galilee. 2. <a href="/topical/c/cana_in_galilee.htm">Cana in Galilee</a> A town in Galilee where Jesus performed His first miracle of turning water into wine at a wedding feast (<a href="/john/2.htm">John 2:1-11</a>). 3. <a href="/topical/r/royal_official.htm">Royal Official</a> A man of high status, possibly serving under Herod Antipas, who seeks Jesus' help for his sick son. 4. <a href="/topical/c/capernaum.htm">Capernaum</a> A town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, known as a center of Jesus' ministry. The royal official's son is sick here. 5. <a href="/topical/m/miracle_of_healing.htm">Miracle of Healing</a> The event that unfolds as the royal official seeks Jesus' intervention for his son's illness, demonstrating Jesus' power and authority.<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 demonstrates active faith. He believed Jesus could heal his son, prompting him to seek Jesus out personally. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_authority.htm">Jesus' Authority</a> This passage underscores Jesus' authority over sickness and distance. His word alone is sufficient to heal, reflecting His divine power. <a href="/topical/p/persistence_in_prayer.htm">Persistence in Prayer</a> The official's determination to seek Jesus' help encourages believers to persist in prayer and trust in God's timing and methods. <a href="/topical/m/miracles_as_signs.htm">Miracles as Signs</a> Jesus' miracles serve as signs pointing to His identity as the Messiah. They invite belief and deeper understanding of His mission. <a href="/topical/i/intercession_for_others.htm">Intercession for Others</a> The official's concern for his son highlights the importance of interceding for others in prayer, trusting in Jesus' compassion and power.<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_separate_meat_and_dairy_in_judaism.htm">What is Galilee's significance in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_galileans_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Galileans in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/are_you_self-examining_in_faith.htm">What is the order of Jesus' disciples' calling?</a> <a href="/q/how_was_the_centurion's_servant_healed.htm">Luke 7:1–10 – How could the centurion’s servant be healed instantly without Jesus ever seeing him, defying natural explanation? </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>(46) So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee.--He returns to the place where He had manifested His glory and knit to Himself in closer union the first band of disciples. This thought is present to the writer as the reason why He went there. It was the place "where He made the water wine."And there was a certain nobleman.--The margin shows the difference of opinion among-our translators as to what English word gives the true idea of the position of the person who is in the text called "nobleman." The Greek word is an adjective formed from the word for "king," and as a substantive occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It is frequent in Josephus, who uses it in our sense of courtier, or for a civil or military officer, but not for one of the royal family. The king, whose "king's man" is here spoken of, was almost certainly Herod Antipas, who was left the kingdom in his father's first will, and is called "king" by St. Matthew (<a href="/matthew/14-9.htm" title="And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.">Matthew 14:9</a>) and by St. Mark (<a href="/mark/6-14.htm" title="And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.">Mark 6:14</a>). The person here named may therefore be a "royalist" or "Herodian" (comp. <a href="/matthew/22-16.htm" title="And they sent out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God in truth, neither care you for any man: for you regard not the person of men.">Matthew 22:16</a>; <a href="/mark/3-6.htm" title="And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.">Mark 3:6</a>), but in a domestic incident like this the reference would be to his social position rather than to his political opinions. Perhaps "king's officer" represents the vagueness of the original better than any other English term. It is not improbable that the person was Chuza, and that his wife's presence in the band of women who followed Christ (<a href="/luke/8-3.htm" title="And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered to him of their substance.">Luke 8:3</a>) is to be traced to the restoration of her child. For the position of Capernaum, see Note on <a href="/matthew/4-13.htm" title="And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelled in Capernaum, which is on the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:">Matthew 4:13</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 46. - He came therefore again unto Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. The οϋν of this verse is best explained by the simple supposition that Cana lay in his way. In Cana of Galilee, not Judaea, he had manifested forth his glory, and his disciples believed on him. He came, then, to Galilee, to Cana, and for a while tarried there, long enough for the βασιλικός to have heard of his healing power and prophetic gifts. There have been numerous attempts to identify this narrative of the nobleman's son with the healing of the centurion's servant as recorded in <a href="/matthew/8-5.htm">Matthew 8:5</a> and <a href="/luke/7-2.htm">Luke 7:2</a>. Recently Weiss and Thoma have laid emphasis upon this identification. Strauss, Baur, and all the opponents of John's Gospel, are eager to press this subjective handling of the synoptic tradition. But, as Edersheim has observed, they are here in hopeless contradiction with their own theory; for we find that the Hebrew Gospel here confers the loftiest encomium upon a Gentile, and the Hellenic Fourth Gospel makes the hero of this scene to be a Jew. True, in both cases a man of higher rank than that of fishermen and taxgatherers approaches our Lord with a request on behalf of another. But it should be observed that in the one case we have a Roman centurion, a heathen man, coming with great faith, one who, though "not in Israel," recognizes the imperial claims of Jesus; in the present narrative we have an Herodian officer, some person of Jewish blood attendant on the tetrarch's court, who displays a weak faith, reproved though rewarded by the Master. The one asks for a dying slave afflicted with paralysis; the other for a dying son suffering from deadly fever. Jesus meets the centurion as he crones down from the mountain, after the delivery of the great sermon; the Lord, when he receives the request of the nobleman, was a resident in. Cana. Both cures are said to take place at Capernaum by the utterance of a word, but the centurion disclaims the right to a visit, and asks for a word only. The nobleman entreats that the Lord would travel from Cana to Capernaum to heal his son. Thus the two narratives, with certain resemblances, are still strongly contrasted. The βασιλικός is one in the service of a king. The title of a king was given to Herod in later times (<a href="/mark/6-14.htm">Mark 6:14</a>), and characterized other references to him. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. <a href="/commentaries/john/4-46.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>So οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. once again πάλιν (palin) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3825.htm">Strong's 3825: </a> Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand. He came Ἦλθεν (Ēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. 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. Cana Κανὰ (Kana) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2580.htm">Strong's 2580: </a> Cana, a town in Galilee. Of Hebrew origin; Cana, a place in Palestine. in Galilee, Γαλιλαίας (Galilaias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1056.htm">Strong's 1056: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine. where ὅπου (hopou) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3699.htm">Strong's 3699: </a> Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot. He had turned 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. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter 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. water ὕδωρ (hydōr) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5204.htm">Strong's 5204: </a> Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively. {into} wine. οἶνον (oinon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3631.htm">Strong's 3631: </a> Wine. A primary word (yayin); 'wine'. And Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. there was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. a τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. royal official βασιλικὸς (basilikos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_937.htm">Strong's 937: </a> From basileus; regal, i.e. belonging to the sovereign, or preeminent. whose οὗ (hou) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. son υἱὸς (huios) Noun - Nominative 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. lay sick ἠσθένει (ēsthenei) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_770.htm">Strong's 770: </a> To be weak (physically: then morally), To be sick. From asthenes; to be feeble. at ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Capernaum. Καφαρναούμ (Kapharnaoum) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2584.htm">Strong's 2584: </a> Capernaum, a town of Galilee. 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