John 4 · Verse 45

John 4:45

Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
John 4:45, King James Version

John 4:45 in other translations

BSBYet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.
WEBSo when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.
ASVSo when he came into Galilee, the Galilæans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
YLTwhen then, he came to Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all things that he did in Jerusalem in the feast--for they also went to the feast.
DARBYWhen therefore he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem during the feast, for they also went to the feast.
BBESo when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans took him to their hearts because of the things which they had seen him do in Jerusalem at the feast--they themselves having been there at the feast.
WebsterThen when he had come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went to the feast.

What does John 4:45 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
45. received--welcomed Him. having seen ... at the feast--proud, perhaps, of their Countryman's wonderful works at Jerusalem, and possibly won by this circumstance to regard His claims as at least worthy of respectful investigation. Even this our Lord did not despise, for saving conversion often begins in less than this (so Zaccheus, Lu 19:3-10). for they also went--that is, it was their practice to go up to the feast.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 45. Received him. Received him kindly, or as a messenger of God. They had seen his miracles, and believed on him.

(d) "having seen" Jn 2:23 (e) "for they also went" De 16:16

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 45 The Galileans received him - They received him as the promised Messiah, because of the miracles which they had seen him perform at Jerusalem, at the Passover. See Joh 2:23.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 4:43-54

The father was a nobleman, yet the son was sick. Honours and titles are no security from sickness and death. The greatest men must go themselves to God, must become beggars. The nobleman did not stop from his request till he prevailed. But at first he discovered the weakness of his faith in the power of Christ. It is hard to persuade ourselves that distance of time and place, are no hinderance to the knowledge…

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John 4:45 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὍτεHoteWhenG3753
οὖνounthereforeG3767
ἦλθενēlthenHe cameG2064
εἰςeisintoG1519
τὴνtēn<the>G3588
Γαλιλαίαν,GalilaianGalilee,G1056
ἐδέξαντοedexantoreceivedG1209
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
οἱhoitheG3588
ΓαλιλαῖοιGalilaioiGalileansG1057
πάνταpantaall thingsG3956
ἑωρακότεςhe'ōrakoteshaving seenG3708
ὅσαhosahow muchG3745
ἐποίησενepoiēsenHe had doneG4160
ἐνeninG1722
ἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisJerusalemG2414
ἐνenduringG1722
τῇtēatheG3588
ἑορτῇ·he'ortēafeast;G1859
καὶkaialsoG2532
αὐτοὶautoithemselvesG846
γὰρgarforG1063
ἦλθονēlthonthey had goneG2064
εἰςeistoG1519
τὴνtēntheG3588
ἑορτήν.¶he'ortēnfeast.G1859

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Cross references for John 4:45

  • John 2:23

    Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

  • John 2:13-16

    And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.

  • Deuteronomy 16:16

    Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty:

  • Luke 9:53

    And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

  • John 3:2

    The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

  • Matthew 4:23-24

    And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

  • Luke 2:42-44

    And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

  • Luke 8:40

    And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Galilaeans.
Mt 4:23,24; Lu 8:40
having.
2:13-16,23; 3:2
for.
De 16:16; Lu 2:42-44; 9:53

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Context

  • John 4:44

    For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

  • John 4:45

    Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

  • 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.

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John 4:45 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y como vino á Galilea, los Galileos le recibieron, vistas todas las cosas que había hecho en Jerusalem en el día de la fiesta: porque también ellos habían ido á la fiesta.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Quand donc il fut venu en Galilée, les Galiléens le reçurent, ayant vu toutes les choses qu’il avait faites à Jérusalem pendant la fête; car eux aussi allaient à la fête.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Als er nun nach Galiläa kam, nahmen die Galiläer ihn auf, da sie alles gesehen, was er in Jerusalem auf dem Feste getan hatte; denn auch sie kamen zu dem Fest.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cum ergo venisset in Galilæam, exceperunt eum Galilæi, cum omnia vidissent quæ fecerat Jerosolymis in die festo: et ipsi enim venerant ad diem festum.