John 4:45

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem during the festival, for they too had attended the festival.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτε οὖν ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, ἐδέξαντο αὐτὸν οἱ Γαλιλαῖοι, πάντα ἑωρακότες ἃ ἐποίησεν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ: καὶ αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἦλθον εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν.

Transliteration

When oun ēlthen into the Galilaian, edexanto him the Galilaioi, all-things having-heōrakotes what he-epoiēsen in Hierosolymois in the heortē: and autoi gar ēlthon into the heortēn.

Grammar Details

• Ὅτε: subordinating conjunction - when
• *oun*: inferential particle - therefore/then
• *ēlthen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - he came
• εἰς: preposition - to
• τὴν Γαλιλαίαν: accusative, feminine, singular with article - Galilee
• *edexanto*: aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person plural - they received/welcomed
• αὐτὸν: accusative, masculine, singular - him
• οἱ Γαλιλαῖοι: nominative, masculine, plural with article - the Galileans
• πάντα: accusative, neuter, plural - all things
• *heōrakotes*: perfect, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having seen
• ἃ: relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - which things/that
• *epoiēsen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - he did
• ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις: preposition + dative, neuter, plural - in Jerusalem
• ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ: preposition + dative, feminine, singular with article - in the feast
• *autoi*: intensive pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - themselves
• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
• *ēlthon*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they went/came
• τὴν ἑορτήν: accusative, feminine, singular with article - the feast

Word Meanings

• *edexanto*: received/welcomed/accepted
• *heōrakotes*: having seen/having observed (perfect tense indicating completed action with continuing results)
• *Hierosolymois*: Jerusalem (Greek form of the name)
• *heortē*: feast/festival (likely Passover, based on context)

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things he did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they also had gone to the feast.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then assone as he was come into Galile the Galileans receaved him which had sene all the thinges yt he dyd at Ierusalem at ye feast. For they wet also vnto ye feast daye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now wha he came in to Galile, the Galileas receaued him, which had sene all that he dyd at Ierusalem in the feast: for they also were come thither in the feast.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then when he was come into Galile, the Galileans receiued him, which had seene all the things that he did at Hierusalem at the feast: for they went also vnto the feast.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then, assoone as he was come into Galilee, the Galileans receaued hym, when they had seene all the thynges that he dyd at Hierusalem, at the day of the feast. For they went also vnto the feast day.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  when then, he came to Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all things that he did in Jerusalem in the feast -- for they also went to the feast.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans took him to their hearts because of the things which they had seen him do in Jerusalem at the feast--they themselves having been there at the feast.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem at the feast(for they themselves had gone to the feast).

Referenced Verses

• John 2:23 : 23 While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many believed in His name when they saw the signs He was performing.
• John 3:2 : 2 He came to Jesus at night and said to Him, 'Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher, for no one can perform these signs You do unless God is with him.'
• Deut 16:16 : 16 Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord your God at the place He will choose: during the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Tabernacles. No one is to appear before the Lord empty-handed.
• Matt 4:23-24 : 23 Jesus went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. 24 News about Him spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to Him all who were sick, suffering from various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and He healed them.
• Luke 2:42-44 : 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. 43 When the festival was over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents were unaware of it. 44 Thinking he was in their traveling group, they went a day's journey. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.
• Luke 8:40 : 40 When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him.
• Luke 9:53 : 53 But the people did not welcome him because his face was set toward Jerusalem.
• John 2:13-16 : 13 When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts, He found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 To those selling doves He said, 'Get these out of here! Stop turning My Father's house into a marketplace!'