Chapter 4:46-54 Healing a Nobleman's Son

4:46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where He made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
A certain nobleman - An officer of the king's court: for this is the meaning of the original word, βασιλικος, which the Vulgate translates regulus, a little king.

4:47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.

This officer, whoever he was, appears to have had his ordinary abode at Capernaum, and hearing that Christ was at Cana, he came express from Capernaum thither, to entreat Him to heal his child.

4:48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
except ye see signs and wonders ye will not believe - This was the cast of the Jews every where, both in Judea and Galilee; they required signs and miracles to be wrought, in confirmation of Christ's being the Messiah, and which indeed was but right; and Christ did perform them for that purpose: but their sin of unbelief lay in this, that they wanted still more and more signs.

4:49 The nobleman saith unto Him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, - Notwithstanding this reproof, and seeming denial, he presses Him again, and addressing Him entreats Him, saying: come down ere my son die; here was faith with a mixture of unbelief; he believed that Christ was able to heal his son, but he still thought that his going down with him was necessary; that he must be corporeally present, and must lay his hands on him, or touch him, or speak, and command the distemper off, or something of this kind, and which must be done before he died; for otherwise, should he die first, all hope was then gone; he had no notion of Christ being able to raise him from the dead.

4:50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.

thy son liveth; he is now recovered of his disease, and is well, and in perfect health, and lives, and will live:
and the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken to him; such power went along with the words of Christ, 

as not only cured the son at that distance, 

who lay at the point of death, 

but also the father of his unbelief; 

and he no more insisted on his going down with him, but firmly believed that his son was alive, and well, as Christ had said He was:
and he went his way; he took his leave of Christ, and set out for Capernaum; very probably, not the same day, it being now in the afternoon of the day; but the next morning, as it should seem from what follows.

4:51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
his servants met him, and told him, saying, thy son liveth; as soon as this cure was wrought, though it was not known in the family how, and by whom it was done, immediately some of the servants were dispatched to carry the news to their master.

4:52 Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.

Yesterday at the seventh hour - At the time we would call one o'clock.

4:53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
Himself believed, and his whole house - He and his whole family became true converts to the doctrine of the manifested Messiah.

4:54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when He was come out of Judaea into Galilee.

This is again the second miracle that Jesus did -That is, in that place, in Cana of Galilee.

Chapter 4:39-45 The Samaritans

4:39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on Him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.

Many of the Samaritans - believed on him for the saying of the woman - This woman was the first apostle of Christ in Samaria! 

She went and told her fellow citizens that the Messiah was come; and gave for proof, that He had told her the most secret things she had ever done:

4:40 So when the Samaritans were come unto Him, they besought Him that He would tarry with them: and He abode there two days.
So when the Samaritans were come unto Him -The Ethiopic version reads, all the Samaritans; they came to Him at Jacob's well, upon the woman's solicitations, and the account she gave of this extraordinary person: and after they had conversed with Him, and heard Him themselves, they were taken with His divine discourses, and being thoroughly persuaded that He was the Messiah,

4:41 And many more believed because of His own word;
Because of His own word; - which came to them, not in word only, but in power, and was the power of God unto salvation to them; and was received by them, not as the word of man, but as the word of God;

4:42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard Him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.
for we have heard Him ourselves; - not only externally with their bodily ears, but internally, having ears given them to hear, so as to understand what He said; 

--to mix it with faith, 

--and receive it in love; 

--to feel the power of it in their hearts, 

--and taste the sweetness of it, 

and be nourished by it; and so as to distinguish His voice from another's, as Christ's true sheep are capable of.

4:43 Now after two days He departed thence, and went into Galilee.
and went into Galilee; - as He first intended;

4:44 For Jesus Himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country.
Jesus Himself testified - He bore testimony to the general truth of the following proverb.

4:45 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.

The Galileans received Him - They received Him as the promised Messiah, because of the miracles which they had seen Him perform at Jerusalem, at the Passover.