Focused Passage

John 4:43-54

Living Water, True Worship, and the Savior of the World

Jesus offers living water to a Samaritan woman, reveals true worship in Spirit and truth, leads Samaritans to confess him as Savior of the world, teaches his disciples about the harvest, and calls a Galilean official to faith in his life-giving word.

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43 After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.

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.

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.

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.”

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

50 “Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.

51 And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.

52 So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”

53 Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.

54 This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.

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References and Original Words

Verse 43

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction After Μετὰ G3326 Preposition - τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural two δύο G1417 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural days ἡμέρας G2250 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural [Jesus] left ἐξῆλθεν G1831 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . ἐκεῖθεν G1564 Adverb for εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Galilee Γαλιλαίαν G1056 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 44

Original words

Now γὰρ G1063 Conjunction [He] Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Himself αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular had testified ἐμαρτύρησεν G3140 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction a prophet προφήτης G4396 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular has ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular no οὐκ G3756 Adverb honor τιμὴν G5092 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [his] τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular own ἰδίᾳ G2398 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular hometown πατρίδι G3968 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 45

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Yet οὖν G3767 Conjunction when ὅτε G3753 Adverb He arrived ἦλθεν G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular - Γαλιλαίαν G1056 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Galileans Γαλιλαῖοι G1057 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural welcomed ἐδέξαντο G1209 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular They had seen ἑωρακότες G3708 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural all the great things πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural . . . ὅσα G3745 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural He had done ἐποίησεν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition Jerusalem Ἱεροσολύμοις G2414 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural at ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular feast ἑορτῇ G1859 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular for γὰρ G1063 Conjunction they αὐτοὶ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural had gone ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural vvv εἰς G1519 Preposition vvv τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular [there] ἑορτήν G1859 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular as well καὶ G2532 Conjunction
Verse 46

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So οὖν G3767 Conjunction once again πάλιν G3825 Adverb He came Ἦλθεν G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Cana Κανὰ G2580 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular in Galilee Γαλιλαίας G1056 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular where ὅπου G3699 Adverb He had turned ἐποίησεν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular water ὕδωρ G5204 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular {into} wine οἶνον G3631 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular And Καὶ G2532 Conjunction there was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular royal official βασιλικὸς G937 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular whose οὗ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular son υἱὸς G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular lay sick ἠσθένει G770 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular at ἐν G1722 Preposition Capernaum Καφαρναούμ G2584 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 47

Original words

[When] he οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular heard ἀκούσας G191 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular had come ἥκει G2240 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular from ἐκ G1537 Preposition - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Judea Ἰουδαίας G2449 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Galilee Γαλιλαίαν G1056 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular he went ἀπῆλθεν G565 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction begged ἠρώτα G2065 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - πρὸς G4314 Preposition Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction come down καταβῇ G2597 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction heal ἰάσηται G2390 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular son υἱόν G5207 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - γὰρ G1063 Conjunction who was about ἤμελλεν G3195 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to die ἀποθνήσκειν G599 Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Verse 48

Original words

- οὖν G3767 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular said Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Unless Ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb you people see ἴδητε G3708 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural signs σημεῖα G4592 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction wonders τέρατα G5059 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb you will never believe πιστεύσητε G4100 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 49

Original words

Sir Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular official βασιλικός G937 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular said Λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - πρὸς G4314 Preposition - αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular come down κατάβηθι G2597 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular before πρὶν G4250 Adverb my μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular child παιδίον G3813 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular dies ἀποθανεῖν G599 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 50

Original words

Go Πορεύου G4198 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular said Λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular son υἱός G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular will live ζῇ G2198 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular The G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular man ἄνθρωπος G444 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular took Ἐπίστευσεν G4100 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular at His word λόγῳ G3056 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular . . . ὃν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular . . . G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction departed ἐπορεύετο G4198 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 51

Original words

And δὲ G1161 Conjunction while he αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular {was} still ἤδη G2235 Adverb on the way καταβαίνοντος G2597 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural servants δοῦλοι G1401 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural met ὑπήντησαν G5221 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular with the news λέγοντες G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular boy παῖς G3816 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular was alive ζῇ G2198 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 52

Original words

So οὖν G3767 Conjunction he inquired as to Ἐπύθετο G4441 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular . . . παρ’ G3844 Preposition . . . αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular hour ὥραν G5610 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular vvv ἐν G1722 Preposition when G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular [his son] had recovered ἔσχεν G2192 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . κομψότερον G2866 Adverb - Comparative and οὖν G3767 Conjunction they told εἶπαν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction The G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular fever πυρετός G4446 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular left ἀφῆκεν G863 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular yesterday Ἐχθὲς G5504 Adverb [at the] seventh ἑβδόμην G1442 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular hour ὥραν G5610 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • That is, one in the afternoon
Verse 53

Original words

Then οὖν G3767 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular father πατὴρ G3962 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular realized Ἔγνω G1097 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction this was the very ἐν G1722 Preposition . . . ἐκείνῃ G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular hour ὥρᾳ G5610 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition which G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular had told εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular son υἱός G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular will live ζῇ G2198 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular And καὶ G2532 Conjunction he αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction all ὅλη G3650 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular household οἰκία G3614 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular believed ἐπίστευσεν G4100 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 54

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This [was] Τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular now δὲ G1161 Conjunction vvv πάλιν G3825 Adverb [the] second δεύτερον G1208 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular sign σημεῖον G4592 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular [that] G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular performed ἐποίησεν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular after coming ἐλθὼν G2064 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular from ἐκ G1537 Preposition - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Judea Ἰουδαίας G2449 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Galilee Γαλιλαίαν G1056 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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