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A Man of High Rank Seeks Help
Commentators unanimously identify the “nobleman” as a high-ranking official, likely a courtier connected to Herod Antipas, the local ruler. His status is significant because it shows that even people with power and influence face desperate situations they cannot control. This man's high rank, as John Calvin notes, would also make the subsequent miracle more widely known and illustrious.
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Albert Barnes
On John 4:46
18th Century
Theologian
A certain nobleman. One who was of the royal family, connected by birth with Herod Antipas; or one of the officers of the court, whether b…
AT Robertson
On John 4:46
Again (παλιν). A second time.
Unto Cana (εις την Κανα). Note article, "the Cana of Galilee" already mentio…
Charles Ellicott
On John 4:46
19th Century
Bishop
So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee.—He returned to the place where He had manifested His glory and united to Himsel…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On John 4:46
Jesus revisits Cana, where he had performed his first miracle (2:1–11). The royal official may have been a member of Herod’s court and possibly a G…
John Calvin
On John 4:46
16th Century
Theologian
And there was a certain courtier. This is a more correct rendering, though Erasmus thinks differently, who has translated βασιλικός by a L…
Matthew Henry
On John 4:43–54
17th Century
Minister
The father was a nobleman, yet the son was sick. Honors and titles are no security from sickness and death. The greatest men must go themselves to …