John 4:49 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.”

John 4:49 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 4:49 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 4:49 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The nobleman said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.””

John 4:49 — World English Bible

John 4:49 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. ”

John 4:49 — American Standard Version

John 4:49 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The courtier saith unto him, `Sir, come down before my child die;'”

John 4:49 — Young's Literal Translation

John 4:49 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The courtier says to him, Sir, come down ere my child die. ”

John 4:49 — Darby Translation

John 4:49 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The ruler said vnto him, Syr, goe downe before my sonne dye.”

John 4:49 — Geneva Bible

John 4:49 in Context — John 4

47 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.

48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.

51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.

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What Does John 4:49 Mean?

John 4:49 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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