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John 4:45
Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus arrives in Galilee after departing Judea, where the Galileans receive Him because they had traveled to Jerusalem for the feast and witnessed His miracles.
The words — ἐδέξαντο (edexanto) translates literally as "received" or "welcomed," and οὖν (oun) functions as a connective "therefore" or "then."
The thread — This reception mirrors the Jerusalem crowds in John 2:23 who believed after seeing signs, directly contrasting the hometown rejection stated in John 4:44.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to note that external witness to divine action produces temporary acceptance, a condition the surrounding narrative will immediately test.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
Cross-references
- John 2:23 While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
- John 2:13 When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- Deuteronomy 16:16 Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed.
- Luke 9:53 But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
- John 3:2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
- Matthew 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Luke 2:42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.
- Luke 8:40 When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.