Jesus Heals the Official’s Son
John 4:51
In 9 translations
- BSB
- And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.
- KJV
- And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
- WEB
- As he was going down, his servants met him and reported, saying “Your child lives!”
- ASV
- And as he was now going down, his servants met him, saying, that his son lived.
- LSV
- and he now going down, his servants met him, and told, saying, “Your child lives”;
- YLT
- and he now going down, his servants met him, and told, saying — 'Thy child doth live;'
- DBY
- But already, as he was going down, his servants met him and brought [him] word saying, Thy child lives.
- DRC
- And as he was going down, his servants met him; and they brought word, saying, that his son lived.
- GNV
- And as he was nowe going downe, his seruants met him, saying, Thy sonne liueth.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ὑπήντησαν (“met”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἀπήντησαν (“met”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read αὐτοῦ (“of him”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read σου (“of you”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν (“and reported”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: ὑπήντησαν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὑπήντησαν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἀπήντησαν.
- SBLGNT: αὐτῷ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτῷ; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont add καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν.
- SBLGNT: αὐτοῦ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτοῦ; Robinson–Pierpont read σου.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἤδη δὲ αὐτοῦ καταβαίνοντος οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ ὑπήντησαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες ὅτι ὁ παῖς αὐτοῦ ζῇ.
- RP2018
- Ἤδη δὲ αὐτοῦ καταβαίνοντος, οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ ἀπήντησαν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν λέγοντες ὅτι Ὁ παῖς σου ζῇ.
- TR-Boyd
- Ἤδη δὲ αὐτοῦ καταβαίνοντος, οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ ἀπήντησαν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν λέγοντες ὅτι Ὁ παῖς σου ζῇ.
- SCR1894
- ηδη δε αυτου καταβαινοντος οι δουλοι αυτου απηντησαν αυτω και απηγγειλαν λεγοντες οτι ο παις σου ζη
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Cross-references most cited first
- 1 Kings 17:23Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.
- John 4:50“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.
- John 4:53Then 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.
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