Soοὖνwhenὅτεhe cameἦλθενintoεἰςGalilee,τὴν Γαλιλαίανthe Galileansοἱ Γαλιλαῖοιwelcomedἐδέξαντοhim,αὐτὸνhaving seenἑωρακότεςallπάνταthatὅσαhe had doneἐποίησενinἐνJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςatἐνthe feast;τῇ ἑορτῇforγὰρtheyαὐτοὶtooκαὶhad goneἦλθονtoεἰςthe feast.τὴν ἑορτήν
John 4:45
Study it in the app“So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast; for they too had gone to the feast.”
With the Greek beneath
John 4:45, word by word
- he cameἦλθενēlthen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthen” appears- GalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaian
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaian” appears- the GalileansΓαλιλαῖοιGalilaioi
Galilean
Galilean, from Galilee.
Where else “Galilaioi” appears- welcomedἐδέξαντοedexanto
welcome
To gladly take in someone or something.
Where else “edexanto” appears- having seenἑωρακότεςheōrakotes
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “heōrakotes” appears- he had doneἐποίησενepoiēsen
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsen” appears- JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHierosolymois
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolymois” appears- the feastἑορτῇheortēi
feast, festival
Feast, festival.
Where else “heortēi” appears
Places in this verse
1Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
44For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own homeland.
45 · This verse (above)
46So he came again to Cana of Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son was sick in Capernaum.
To study John 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus ask of the Samaritan woman at the well, and what does he offer her? (vv. 7-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says God seeks worshipers who worship “in spirit and truth.” What answer does he give to her question about the place? (vv. 20-24)
3. How I live it
The woman left her water jar and told others what had happened to her (vv. 28-29). Whom could you invite to “come and see” something good?