John 4:46
Context4:46 Now he came again to Cana 1 in Galilee where he had made the water wine. 2 In 3 Capernaum 4 there was a certain royal official 5 whose son was sick.
John 6:24
Context6:24 So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats 6 and came to Capernaum 7 looking for Jesus.


[4:46] 1 map For location see Map1 C3; Map2 D2; Map3 C5.
[4:46] 2 sn See John 2:1-11.
[4:46] 4 sn Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region.
[4:46] 5 tn Although βασιλικός (basiliko") has often been translated “nobleman” it is almost certainly refers here to a servant of Herod, tetrarch of Galilee (who in the NT is called a king, Matt 14:9, Mark 6:14-29). Capernaum was a border town, so doubtless there were many administrative officials in residence there.