John 4:46

⁴⁴ Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.

⁴⁵ Yet 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.

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.

⁴⁷ 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.

⁴⁸ Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: 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.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: He came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain courtier in Capernaum whose son was sick.
BLB: He came, therefore, again to Cana of Galilee, where He made the water wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son was sick in Capernaum.

ÅB: Han kom da igjen til Kana i Galilea, der hvor han hadde gjort vann til vin. Og det var en kongens mann i Kapernaum, som hadde en syk sønn;
OTB: Han kom igjen til Kana i Galilea, hvor han hadde gjort vann til vin. Og der var en kongelig embetsmann hvis sønn lå syk i Kapernaum.
B1930: Han kom da atter til Kana i Galilea, der hvor han hadde gjort vann til vin. Og det var en kongens mann i Kapernaum, som hadde en syk sønn;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 2:1–11
On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
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Psalms 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
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Hosea 5:15
Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
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Matthew 9:18
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.”
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Luke 8:42
because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,
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Luke 7:2
There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.
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Matthew 15:22
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.”
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Matthew 17:14–15
When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.
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