KJV King James Version
The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
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John 4:49
The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”
WEB World English Bible
The nobleman said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”
ASV American Standard Version
The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The courtier saith unto him, ‘Sir, come down before my child die;’
Surrounding context — John 4
46 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.
47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea 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.
52 Then inquired 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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λέγειG3004 · legōto sayπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoβασιλικός·G937 · basilikosroyalκύριε,G2962 · kurioslord: GodκατάβηθιG2597 · katabainōto come/go downπρὶνG4250 · prinbeforeἀποθανεῖνG599 · apothnēskōto dieτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαιδίονG3813 · paidionchildμου.¶G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Mark 5:23And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: [I pray thee], come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.Psalm 40:17But I [am] poor and needy; [yet] the Lord thinketh upon me: thou [art] my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.Mark 5:35-36While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s [house certain] which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?Psalm 88:10-12Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise [and] praise thee? Selah.
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