^4:46Now he came again to Cana⁹⁷ in Galilee where he had made the water wine.⁹⁸ In⁹⁹ Capernaum¹⁰⁰ there was a certain royal official¹⁰¹ whose son was sick.

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Footnotes

97 For location see ; ; .
99 Grk “And in.”
100 Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region. For location see ; ; .
101 Although βασιλικός (basilikos) has often been translated “nobleman” it is almost certainly refers here to a servant of Herod, tetrarch of Galilee (who in the NT is called a king, Matt 14:9, Mark 6:14–29). Capernaum was a border town, so doubtless there were many administrative officials in residence there.

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98 See John 2:1–11.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He went again to Cana of Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a certain royal official whose son was ill at Capernaum.

NLTNew Living Translation

As he traveled through Galilee, he came to Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a government official in nearby Capernaum whose son was very sick.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was at Capernaum a certain royal official whose son was sick.

KJV 1900King James Version

So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.

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