John 4:51

Green's Literal Translation

But already, as he was going down, his slaves met him and reported, saying, Your child lives.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
On the way home, the man's servants came and met him. They said, "Your son is well."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And anone as he went on his waye his servantes met him and tolde him sayinge: thy chylde liveth.

Hebrew Names Version
As he was now going down, his servants met him and reported, saying "Your child lives!"

International Standard Version
While he was on his way down, his servants met him and told him that his childson">[fn] was alive.

New American Standard Bible
And as he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was alive.

New Century Version
On the way the man's servants came and met him and told him, "Your son is alive."

Update Bible Version
And as he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying, that his boy lived.

Webster's Bible Translation
And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told [him], saying, Thy son liveth.

English Standard Version
As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering.

World English Bible
As he was now going down, his servants met him and reported, saying "Your child lives!"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.

Weymouth's 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.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And now whanne he cam doun, the seruauntis camen ayens hym, and telden to hym, and seiden, That his sone lyuede.

English Revised Version
And as he was now going down, his servants met him, saying, that his son lived.

Berean Standard Bible
And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.

Contemporary English Version
Some of the official's servants met him along the road and told him, "Your son is better!"

Amplified Bible
As he was already going down [the road], his servants met him and reported that his son was living [and was healthy].

American Standard Version
And as he was now going down, his servants met him, saying, that his son lived.

Bible in Basic English
And while he was going down, his servants came to him and said, Your boy is living.

Complete Jewish Bible
As he was going down, his servants met him with the news that his son was alive

Darby Translation
But already, as he was going down, his servants met him and brought [him] word saying, Thy child lives.

Etheridge Translation
But as he was going down, his servants met him, and gave him good news, [fn] saying to him, Thy son liveth.

Murdock Translation
And as he was going down, his servants met him, and informed him and said to him: Thy son liveth.

King James Version (1611)
And as he was now going down, his seruants met him, and told him, saying, Thy sonne liueth.

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.

New Life Bible
As he was on his way home, his servants met him. They said to him, "Your son is living!"

New Revised Standard
As he was going down, his slaves met him and told him that his child was alive.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And as he was nowe going downe, his seruants met him, saying, Thy sonne liueth.

George Lamsa Translation
And as he was going down, his servants met him and brought him good news, saying, Your son is healed.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when he was even now going down, his servants, met him, saying, that, his boy, was living.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And as he was going down, his servants met him: and they brought word, saying, that his son lived.

Revised Standard Version
As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was living.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And as he was nowe goyng downe, the seruauntes met hym, and tolde him, saying, thy sonne lyueth.

Good News Translation
On his way home his servants met him with the news, "Your boy is going to live!"

Christian Standard Bible®
While he was still going down, his servants met him saying that his boy was alive.

King James Version
And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.

Lexham English Bible
Now as he was going down, his slaves met him, saying that his child was alive.

Young's Literal Translation
and he now going down, his servants met him, and told, saying -- `Thy child doth live;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And as he was goinge downe, his seruauntes mett him, and tolde him, and sayde: Thy childe lyueth.

Mace New Testament (1729)
as he was upon the road, his servants met him, and acquainted him, that his son was well.

New English Translation
While he was on his way down, his slaves met him and told him that his son was going to live.

New King James Version
And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, "Your son lives!"

Simplified Cowboy Version
While he was heading back, he ran into one of his servants who had been caring for the boy. The servant told him that his son was alive and well.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.

Contextual Overview

⁴³ But after the two days, He went out from there, and went away into Galilee. ⁴⁴ For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own fatherland. ⁴⁵ Therefore, when He came into Galilee, the Galileans received Him, seeing all things which He did in Jerusalem at the Feast. For they also went to the Feast. ⁴⁶ Then Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick in Capernaum. ⁴⁷ Hearing that Jesus was coming from Judea into Galilee, this one went out to Him and asked Him that He would come and heal his son, for he was about to die. ⁴⁸ Then Jesus said to him, Unless you see miraculous signs and wonders, you will not at all believe. ⁴⁹ The nobleman said to Him, Sir, come down before my child dies. ⁵⁰ Jesus said to him, Go! Your son lives. And the man believed the word which Jesus said to him, and went away. ⁵¹ But already, as he was going down, his slaves met him and reported, saying, Your child lives. ⁵² He then asked from them the hour in which he had gotten better. And they said to him, Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Thy: John 4:50, John 4:53, 1 Kings 17:23

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 17:16 - the barrel

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And as he was now going down,.... From Cana to Capernaum, the day after he had been with Christ:

his servants met him, and told [him], saying, thy son liveth; as soon as this cure was wrought, though it was not known in the family how, and by whom it was done, immediately some of the servants were dispatched to carry the news to their master, that his sorrow might be removed; and he give himself no further trouble in seeking for a cure: these meeting him on the road, with an air of pleasure, at once address him with the joyful news, that his son was thoroughly recovered of his disorder, and was alive, and well; news which he was acquainted with, and believed before; though it must give him an additional, pleasure to have it confirmed.