John 4:47 BSB — MannaFest

John 4:47

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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea 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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 2 (444)

The nobleman cometh as to One able to heal, but he understandeth not yet that He is by Nature God: he calleth Him Lord, but giveth not at all the true dignity of Lordship. For he would have straightway fallen down and besought Him, not that he should by all means come to his house, and go down with him to the sick lad; but should rather with authority and God-befitting command drive away the sickness that fell on him.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

He went unto him - Though high in office, yet he did not refuse to go personally to Jesus to ask his aid. He felt as a father; and believing, after all that Jesus had done, that he could cure his son, he traveled to meet him. If men receive benefits of Christ, they must come in the same manner. The rich and the poor, the high and the low, must come personally as humble suppliants, and must be willing to bear all the reproach that may be cast on them for thus coming to him.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οὗτος	houtos	He	G3778 →
ἀκούσας	akousas	having heard	G191 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
ἥκει	hēkei	had come	G2240 →
ἐκ	ek	out of	G1537 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰουδαίας	Ioudaias	Judea	G2449 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
Γαλιλαίαν,	Galilaian	Galilee,	G1056 →
ἀπῆλθεν	apēlthen	went	G565 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἠρώτα	ērōta	was asking	G2065 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
καταβῇ	katabēa	He may come down	G2597 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἰάσηται	iasētai	He may heal	G2390 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	his	G846 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
υἱόν·	huion	son;	G5207 →
ἤμελλεν	ēmellen	he was about	G3195 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἀποθνῄσκειν.	apothnēskein	to die.	G599 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 11:21
Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
leads to
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 1 Kings 17:18
  “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?”
- John 4:47–49
  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.
Through
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.”
leads to
- John 11:21
  Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
- Luke 17:16
  He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
- Luke 5:8
  When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
- 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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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John