John 4:43

Onward to Galilee

4:43 After the two days he departed from there to Galilee.

John 4:54

4:54 Jesus did this as his second miraculous sign when he returned from Judea to Galilee.


tn This sentence in Greek involves an object-complement construction. The force can be either “Jesus did this as,” or possibly “Jesus made this to be.” The latter translation accents not only Jesus’ power but his sovereignty too. Cf. 2:11 where the same construction occurs.