The Meaning of John 4:43 Explained

John 4:43

KJV: Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.

YLT: And after the two days he went forth thence, and went away to Galilee,

Darby: But after the two days he went forth thence and went away into Galilee,

ASV: And after the two days he went forth from thence into Galilee.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of John 4:43?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in John 4:43 mean?

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What is the context of John 4:43?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.

What does John 4:43 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The two days in view are those that Jesus spent ministering to the Samaritans ( John 4:40). He now resumed the trip that John referred to in John 4:3.

Context Summary

John 4:39-45 - The Growth Of Faith

There are many ways of coming to know Christ. In some cases He comes to us, as to the woman by the well, and reveals Himself in a direct and illuminating manner, so that the soul can never afterward entertain a doubt as to his reality or its own experience. In other cases, the report of some associate or friend is the arresting and converting factor. Many Samaritans believed "because of the word of the woman." There was a light in her eyes, a radiance in her face, a strength and dignity in her bearing that convinced them. There was yet another section of the Samaritans, who watched and listened, as Jesus tarried with them. They heard Him for themselves, and were convinced that He was indeed the Saviour, not of the Jews only, but of the whole world.

Our Lord could not remain among this interesting people, for His mission was primarily to His own nation. He therefore proceeded on His way to Galilee, not to Nazareth where He was so well known, but as appears in the following paragraph, to Cana of Galilee, where He was welcomed because of the marked impression that He had already made in the metropolis. [source]

Chapter Summary: John 4

¹ Jesus talks with a woman of Samaria, and reveals his identity to her
²⁷ His disciples marvel
³¹ He declares to them his zeal for God's glory
³⁹ Many Samaritans believe on him
⁴³ He departs into Galilee, and heals the ruler's son that lay sick at Capernaum

Greek Commentary for John 4:43

After the two days [Μετα τας δυο ημερας]
Those in John 4:40. Into Galilee As he had started to do (John 4:3) before the interruption at Sychar. [source]

What do the individual words in John 4:43 mean?

After then the two days He went forth from there into - Galilee

Μετὰ δὲ τὰς δύο ἡμέρας ἐξῆλθεν ἐκεῖθεν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν

Μετὰ	After
Parse: Preposition Root: μετά Sense: with, after, behind.
δύο	two
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Feminine Plural Root: δύο Sense: the two, the twain.
ἡμέρας	days
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Plural Root: ἡμέρα Sense: the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night.
ἐξῆλθεν	He went forth
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἐξέρχομαι Sense: to go or come forth of.
ἐκεῖθεν	from there
Parse: Adverb Root: ἐκεῖθεν Sense: thence, from that place.
εἰς	into
Parse: Preposition Root: εἰς Sense: into, unto, to, towards, for, among.
τὴν	-
Parse: Article, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Γαλιλαίαν	Galilee
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: Γαλιλαία Sense: the name of a region of northern Palestine, bounded on the north by Syria, on the west by Sidon, Tyre, Ptolemais and their territories and the promontory of Carmel, on the south by Samaria and on the east by the Jordan.

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Similar Scriptures for John 4:43

		Mark 7:27-28 [3]
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