John 4:52

Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	οὖν oun	G3767	(adverbially) certainly · conjunction
he	ἐπύθετο eputheto	G4441	to question · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
of	παρ᾽ par᾽	G3844	properly · preposition
them	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
hour	ὥραν hōran	G5610	an "hour" (literally or figuratively) · noun — accusative singular feminine
when	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
began	ἔσχεν. eschen	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
amend	κομψότερον kompsoteron	G2866	figuratively · adjective — accusative singular neuter, comparative
And	καί kaí	G2532	and
said	εἶπαν eipan	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
Yesterday	ἐχθὲς echthes	G5504	"yesterday" · adverb
the	ὥραν hōran	G5610	an "hour" (literally or figuratively) · noun — accusative singular feminine
seventh	ἑβδόμην hebdomēn	G1442	seventh · adjective — accusative singular feminine
hour	ὥρα hṓra	G5610	an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
fever	πυρετός.¶ puretos	G4446	inflamed · noun — nominative singular masculine
left	ἀφῆκεν aphēken	G863	an intensive form of · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 4:43–end

In these verses we have, I. Christ's coming into Galilee, Joh 4:43. Though he was as welcome among the Samaritans as he could be any where, and had better success, yet after two days he left them, not so much because they were Samaritans, and he would not confirm those in their prejudices against him who said, He is a Samaritan (Joh 8:48), but because he must preach to other cities, Luk 4:43. He went into Galilee, for there he spent much of his time. Now see here, 1. Whither Christ went; into Galilee, into the country of Galilee, but not to Nazareth, which was strictly his own country. He went among the villages, but declined going to Nazareth, the head city, for a reason here given, which J…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 4:50

Go thy way; thy son liveth--Both effects instantaneously followed:--"The man believed the word," and the cure, shooting quicker than lightning from Cana to Capernaum, was felt by the dying youth. In token of faith, the father takes his leave of Christ--in the circumstances this evidenced full faith. The servants hasten to convey the joyful tidings to the anxious parents, whose faith now only wants one confirmation. "When began he to amend? . . . Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him"--the very hour in which was uttered that great word, "Thy son liveth!" So "himself believed and his whole house." He had believed before this, first very imperfectly; then with assured confidence of…

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Adam Clarke on John 4:52

Then inquired he of them the hour - The servants, overjoyed to find their master's son so suddenly restored, set off to meet him, that they might impart to him tidings which they knew would be so very agreeable; and he, intent on having his faith settled, began immediately to inquire what time it was when the fever left him, to see whether his cure was the effect of some natural cause, or whether it was done by the power of Christ. Yesterday at the seventh hour - At the time we would call one o'clock. Dr. Macknight thinks the Roman hour is intended; i.e. seven o'clock in the evening; and this he thinks is the reason why our Lord did not accompany the nobleman: for, as Cana was a day's journe…

The Church Fathers

Or it was the seventh hour, because all remission of sins is through the sevenfold Spirit; for the number seven divided into three and four, signifies the Holy Trinity, in the four seasons of the world, in the four elements.
— Alcuin of York ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Tr. xvi. c. 3) If he only believed when he was told that his son was well again, and had compared the hour according to his servant's account, with the hour predicted by Christ, he did not believe when he first made the petition.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

He enquires of them the hour of the turn for the better of the sick child, to prove whether it coincides with the time of the grace. When he had learnt that thus it was, and no otherwise, he is saved with his whole house, attributing the power of the miracle to the Saviour Christ, and bringing to Him a firmer faith as a fruit of thank-offering for these things.
— Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 2

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Dictionary and topics

Crucifixion — A common mode of punishment among heathen nations in early times. It is not certain whether it was known among the ancient Jews; probably it was not. The modes of capital punishment according to the…
Fever — (Deut. 28:22; Matt. 8:14; Mark 1:30; John 4:52; Acts 28:8), a burning heat, as the word so rendered denotes, which attends all febrile attacks. In all Eastern countries such diseases are very common.…
Capernaum · Miracles of Jesus performed at — Miracles of Jesus performed at
Miracles Of Christ, The · Nobleman’s son healed — Nobleman’s son healed
Nobleman · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

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John 4:52

Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 4:43–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 4:50

Adam Clarke on John 4:52

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 4:52

Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 4:43–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 4:50

Adam Clarke on John 4:52

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on John 4:52

John Calvin on John 4:46–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 4:50