John 4:44 NIV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:44

For Jesus , &c. Note the parenthetical explanation, and see note on "and we beheld", John 1:14 . a prophet. Figure of speech Parcemia. App-169 . his own country = h is native place. See John 7:41 , John 7:42 . Which was Galilee ( App-169 ). The Lord had proved the truth of this proverb before He went to Cana (from Nazareth), as recorded in Luke 4:16-30 . See App-97 . The Lord went and returned thither, notwithstanding that experience. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 4:44

John 4:44. For Jesus himself testified, &c.— It is plain that this is spoken as the reason why he rather chose to travel into those parts of Galilee, than to go directly to Nazareth, which is particularly called his own country, in distinction from Galilee, and even from Capernaum. Luke 4:23. The time when Jesus made the testimony in this verse, is not limited; for the tense of the verb εμαρτυρησεν, testified, is used in a vague sense, and applied to things past, present, and future; the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 4:44

44. For Jesus testified, c.—This verse had occasioned much discussion. For it seems strange, if "His own country" here means Nazareth, which was in Galilee, that it should be said He came to Galilee because in one of its towns He expected no good reception. But all will be simple and natural if we fill up the statement thus: "He went into the region of Galilee, but not, as might have been expected, to that part of it called 'His own country,' Nazareth (see Mark 6:4 Luke 4:24), for He acted on... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:43-45

1. Jesus’ return to Galilee 4:43-45John again bridged the gap between important events in his narrative with a transitional explanation of how Jesus moved from one site to another (cf. John 2:12; John 4:1-3). John typically focused on clusters of events in Jesus’ ministry (cf. John 1:19; John 1:29; John 1:35; John 1:43; John 2:1). However this move completed a cycle in Jesus’ movements and almost completed one in John’s narrative. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:43-54

E. Jesus’ resumption of His Galilean ministry 4:43-54Jesus continued to move north, back into Galilee, where He healed a nobleman’s son. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:44-45

These verses seem incongruous. If a prophet has no honor in his own country, why did the Galileans welcome Jesus, since Galilee was His homeland? The Greek word patris translated "country" can mean either homeland or hometown. The Synoptics always used it to describe Nazareth (Matthew 13:57; Mark 6:4; Luke 4:24).One explanation is that John viewed Judea as Jesus’ homeland or possibly Jerusalem as His hometown. [Note: Westcott, 1:77-78; Hoskyns, pp. 287-88; B. Lindars, The Gospel of John, pp.... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 4:1-54

The Samaritan Woman1-42. Christ in Samaria. The ministry in Samaria is recorded because it is the author’s design to exhibit Christ as the Saviour, not only of Israel, but of the world (John 4:42).The Samaritans were mainly an alien race, descended from the colonists planted in the land by the Assyrians (2 Kings 17:6, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:26, 2 Kings 17:29; Ezra 4:1, Ezra 4:9-10). They boasted, however, of being Israelites, and with some degree of justification, for there was probably a... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 4:44

(44) A prophet hath no honour.—The statement that a prophet hath no honour in his own country is at first thought a strange explanation of the fact that He went into Galilee, and that the Galileans received Him; and the common geographical solutions, as that “His own country” means Judæa, or Nazareth, as distinct from Galilee, or the district of the so-called lower Galilee, are brought to, not from, the text. The narrative of the earlier Gospels places the commencement of the ministry in... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - John 4:1-54

Our Lord in Work and Rest John 4:6 'Jesus being wearied with His journey, sat thus on the well.' He carried His work to the point of weariness, and He rested in readiness for new labour. It was at the noontide of the day, and He was already worn out by His effort. Thus there is authority for Christians exhausting themselves in their service. This is a world of seeking, and He was seeking souls. He sought them as men seek for wealth and power, and never grudged the pains nor spared Himself.... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - John 4:31-54

Chapter 11THE SECOND SIGN IN GALILEE.“In the mean while the disciples prayed Him, saying, Rabbi, eat. But He said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not. The disciples therefore said one to another, Hath any man brought Him aught to eat? Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me, and to accomplish His work. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 4:44

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 4:44

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 4:44

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:43-45

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:43-54

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 4:44-45

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 4:1-54

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 4:44

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - John 4:1-54

Expositor's Bible Commentary - John 4:31-54

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