Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. New Living Translation While the man was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well. English Standard Version As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering. Berean Standard Bible And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive. Berean Literal Bible And already as he is going down, his servants met him, saying that his son lives. King James Bible And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. New King James Version And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, “Your son lives!” New American Standard Bible And as he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was alive. NASB 1995 As he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was living. NASB 1977 And as he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was living. Legacy Standard Bible And while he was still going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was alive. Amplified Bible As he was already going down [the road], his servants met him and reported that his son was living [and was healthy]. Christian Standard Bible While he was still going down, his servants met him saying that his boy was alive. Holman Christian Standard Bible While he was still going down, his slaves met him saying that his boy was alive. American Standard Version And as he was now going down, his servants met him, saying, that his son lived. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But when he was going down, his servants met him and they announced good news to him and were saying to him, “Your son is saved.” Contemporary English Version Some of the official's servants met him along the road and told him, "Your son is better!" Douay-Rheims Bible And as he was going down, his servants met him; and they brought word, saying, that his son lived. English Revised Version And as he was now going down, his servants met him, saying, that his son lived. GOD'S WORD® Translation While the official was on his way to Capernaum, his servants met him and told him that his boy was alive. Good News Translation On his way home his servants met him with the news, "Your boy is going to live!" International Standard Version While he was on his way, his servants met him and told him that his child was alive. Literal Standard Version and he now going down, his servants met him, and told, saying, “Your child lives”; Majority Standard Bible And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive. New American Bible While he was on his way back, his slaves met him and told him that his boy would live. NET Bible While he was on his way down, his slaves met him and told him that his son was going to live. New Revised Standard Version As he was going down, his slaves met him and told him that his child was alive. New Heart English Bible As he was now going down, his servants met him, saying that his son was alive. Webster's Bible Translation And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. Weymouth New Testament and he was already on his way down when his servants met him and told him that his son was alive and well. World English Bible As he was going down, his servants met him and reported, saying “Your child lives!” Young's Literal Translation and he now going down, his servants met him, and told, saying -- 'Thy child doth live;' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus Heals the Official's Son…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.”… Cross References John 4:50 "Go," said Jesus. "Your son will live." The man took Jesus at His word and departed. John 4:52 So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, "The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour." Treasury of Scripture And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Your son lives. Thy. John 4:50,53 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… 1 Kings 17:23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. Jump to Previous Alive Already Boy Child Live Met News Reported Servants Slaves Way WordJump to Next Alive Already Boy Child Live Met News Reported Servants Slaves Way WordJohn 4 1. Jesus talks with a woman of Samaria, and reveals his identity to her.27. His disciples marvel. 31. He declares to them his zeal for God's glory. 39. Many Samaritans believe on him. 43. He departs into Galilee, and heals the ruler's son that lay sick at Capernaum. (51) And as he was now going.--Many a long mile lay between him and his child, and many an anxious thought must have come to his mind as he journeyed homeward. Now faith would be strong, and now almost give way; but he travels on with the words, "Thy son liveth," which had come to him as a voice from heaven, sustaining and cheering him. Again he hears the same words, "Thy son liveth!" but they are spoken by the servants, who have come to meet him, and bring from Capernaum the glad news that he had himself heard at Cana.Verse 51. - Now as he was going down to Capernaum (if we take any of the more recent determinations of the site of Cana (see John 2:1, 2), this means that he had traversed a distance of between twenty and twenty-five miles, so that there is no reason to treat with ridicule or regard as inexplicable the time taken for the return journey, or that a night should have been spent in the transit from Cana), his servants met him, saying, that his boy lived. The oblique form is certainly far more reasonable, less mechanical, and more likely to have been altered into the direct form by an incautious copyist from the previous verse, than to have constituted the original text. Note that Jesus used the most dignified title, "son" (υἱός); the father employs the tender diminutive (παιδίον); while the servants use the domestic term (παῖς). Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Andδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. while he αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. {was} still ἤδη (ēdē) Adverb Strong's 2235: Already; now at length, now after all this waiting. Apparently from e and de; even now. on the way, καταβαίνοντος (katabainontos) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2597: To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. servants δοῦλοι (douloi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1401: (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave. met ὑπήντησαν (hypēntēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 5221: To meet, go to meet. From hupo and a derivative of anti; to go opposite under, i.e. To encounter, fall in with. him αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. with the news λέγοντες (legontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. boy παῖς (pais) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3816: Perhaps from paio; a boy, or, a girl, and a child; specially, a slave or servant. was alive. ζῇ (zē) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live. 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