Commentaries on John 4:52

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

Then inquired he of them the hour,.... He did not at all hesitate about the truth of it, or was in any surprise upon it; but that he might compare things together, he asked the exact time, when he began to amend; or grow better; for he seemed to think, that his recovery might be gradual, and not all at once, as it was: and they said unto him, yesterday at the seventh hour; which was one o'clock...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

It was, more than any thing else, the glory of the land of Israel, that it was Emmanuel's land (Isa. viii. 8), not only the place of his birth, but the scene of his preaching and miracles. This land in our Saviour's time was divided into three parts: Judea in the south, Galilee in the north, and Samaria lying between them. Now, in this chapter, we have Christ in each of these three parts of that...