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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43After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.

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

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.

46So 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.

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.

48Jesus 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.

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

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

53Then 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.

54This 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

-δὲG1161ConjunctionAfterΜετὰG3326Preposition-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluraltwoδύοG1417Adjective - Accusative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραςG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural[Jesus] leftἐξῆλθενG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἐκεῖθενG1564AdverbforεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίανG1056Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 44

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NowγὰρG1063Conjunction[He]ἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularHimselfαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singularhad testifiedἐμαρτύρησενG3140Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctiona prophetπροφήτηςG4396Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoοὐκG3756AdverbhonorτιμὴνG5092Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[his]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularownἰδίᾳG2398Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularhometownπατρίδιG3968Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 45

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YetοὖνG3767ConjunctionwhenὅτεG3753AdverbHe arrivedἦλθενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-εἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular-ΓαλιλαίανG1056Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralGalileansΓαλιλαῖοιG1057Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralwelcomedἐδέξαντοG1209Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularThey had seenἑωρακότεςG3708Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralall the great thingsπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural. . .ὅσαG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralHe had doneἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςG2414Noun - Dative Neuter PluralatἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularfeastἑορτῇG1859Noun - Dative Feminine SingularforγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheyαὐτοὶG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralhad goneἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralvvvεἰςG1519PrepositionvvvτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular[there]ἑορτήνG1859Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularas wellκαὶG2532Conjunction
Verse 46

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SoοὖνG3767Conjunctiononce againπάλινG3825AdverbHe cameἮλθενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularCanaΚανὰG2580Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularin GalileeΓαλιλαίαςG1056Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularwhereὅπουG3699AdverbHe had turnedἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularwaterὕδωρG5204Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular{into} wineοἶνονG3631Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularAndΚαὶG2532Conjunctionthere wasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularaτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularroyal officialβασιλικὸςG937Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoseοὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsonυἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularlay sickἠσθένειG770Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularatἐνG1722PrepositionCapernaumΚαφαρναούμG2584Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 47

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[When] heοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularheardἀκούσαςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad comeἥκειG2240Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularJudeaἸουδαίαςG2449Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulartoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίανG1056Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularhe wentἀπῆλθενG565Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbeggedἠρώταG2065Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-πρὸςG4314PrepositionHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartoἵναG2443Conjunctioncome downκαταβῇG2597Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhealἰάσηταιG2390Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularsonυἱόνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-γὰρG1063Conjunctionwho was aboutἤμελλενG3195Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto dieἀποθνήσκεινG599Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Verse 48

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-οὖνG3767Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionhimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularUnlessἘὰνG1437Conjunction. . .μὴG3361Adverbyou people seeἴδητεG3708Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralsignsσημεῖαG4592Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwondersτέραταG5059Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralvvvοὐG3756AdverbvvvμὴG3361Adverbyou will never believeπιστεύσητεG4100Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 49

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SirΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularofficialβασιλικόςG937Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-πρὸςG4314Preposition-αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularcome downκατάβηθιG2597Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularbeforeπρὶνG4250AdverbmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularchildπαιδίονG3813Noun - Accusative Neuter SingulardiesἀποθανεῖνG599Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 50

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GoΠορεύουG4198Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularsaidΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsonυἱόςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill liveζῇG2198Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartookἘπίστευσενG4100Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularat His wordλόγῳG3056Noun - Dative Masculine Singular. . .ὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondepartedἐπορεύετοG4198Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 51

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AndδὲG1161Conjunctionwhile heαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular{was} stillἤδηG2235Adverbon the wayκαταβαίνοντοςG2597Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralservantsδοῦλοιG1401Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralmetὑπήντησανG5221Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularwith the newsλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularboyπαῖςG3816Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas aliveζῇG2198Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 52

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SoοὖνG3767Conjunctionhe inquired as toἘπύθετοG4441Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .παρ’G3844Preposition. . .αὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhourὥρανG5610Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularvvvἐνG1722PrepositionwhenG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular[his son] had recoveredἔσχενG2192Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .κομψότερονG2866Adverb - ComparativeandοὖνG3767Conjunctionthey toldεἶπανG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularfeverπυρετόςG4446Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularleftἀφῆκενG863Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularyesterdayἘχθὲςG5504Adverb[at the] seventhἑβδόμηνG1442Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularhourὥρανG5610Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • That is, one in the afternoon
Verse 53

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ThenοὖνG3767ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularfatherπατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrealizedἜγνωG1097Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionthis was the veryἐνG1722Preposition. . .ἐκείνῃG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularhourὥρᾳG5610Noun - Dative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionwhichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad toldεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsonυἱόςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill liveζῇG2198Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532ConjunctionheαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionallὅληG3650Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularhouseholdοἰκίαG3614Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularbelievedἐπίστευσενG4100Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 54

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This [was]ΤοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularnowδὲG1161ConjunctionvvvπάλινG3825Adverb[the] secondδεύτερονG1208Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularsignσημεῖονG4592Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular[that]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularperformedἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularafter comingἐλθὼνG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularJudeaἸουδαίαςG2449Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularintoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίανG1056Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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