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John 4:47

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.

KJV

οὗτος ἀκούσας ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἥκει ἐκ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, ἀπῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ ἠρώτα ἵνα καταβῇ καὶ ἰάσηται αὐτοῦ τὸν υἱόν· ἤμελλεν γὰρ ἀποθνῄσκειν.

Greek NT

Hic cum audisset quia Jesus adveniret a Judæa in Galilæam, abiit ad eum, et rogabat eum ut descenderet, et sanaret filium ejus : incipiebat enim mori.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

He having heard that Jesus was come from Judea into Galilee, sent to him and prayed him to come down and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

22 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Γαλιλαία
galilaia
noun · 62×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καταβαίνω
katabaino
verb · 78×
μέλλω
mello
verb · 110×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
υἱός
uios
noun · 375×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἀπέρχομαι
aperchomai
verb · 117×
ἀποθνήσκω
apothnesko
verb · 112×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐρωτάω
erotao
verb · 65×
ἥκω
eko
verb · 26×
ἰάομαι
iaomai
verb · 25×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
Ἰουδαία
ioudaia
noun · 43×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: ἠρώτα | WH/Treg/NIV: ἠρώτα | RP: + αὐτὸν
  • ἠρώταSBLGNT
  • ἠρώταWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + αὐτὸνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 4:3 — He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
  • John 11:21 — Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
  • Luke 9:38 — And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
  • Mark 2:1 — And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
  • Matt 9:18 — While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.