John 4:47

Sickness and healing Parents and children Prayer

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.

⁴⁶ 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.

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.”

⁴⁹ “Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”

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: 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.
KJV: When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judæa 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.
WEB: 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.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: He, having heard that Jesus had come out of Judaea into Galilee, went to him and asked [him] that he would come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.
BLB: This one, having heard that Jesus is come out of Judea into Galilee, went to Him and was asking that He might come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.

ÅB: da han fikk høre at Jesus var kommet fra Judea til Galilea, dro han til ham og ba at han ville komme ned og helbrede hans sønn; for han var nær ved å dø.
OTB: Da denne mannen hørte at Jesus hadde kommet til Galilea fra Judea, gikk han til ham og ba ham komme ned og helbrede hans sønn, som var nær døden.
B1930: da han fikk høre at Jesus var kommet fra Judea til Galilea, drog han til ham og bad at han vilde komme ned og helbrede hans sønn; for han var nær ved å dø.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 9:38
Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
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John 11:32
When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
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Luke 7:6–8
So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
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Mark 10:47
When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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Luke 8:41
Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
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Mark 6:55–56
and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
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John 11:21
Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
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John 4:3
He left Judea and returned to Galilee.
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