John 4:51

Going down. The distance was not more than about 16 mi. Cana was cradled in the hills of Galilee, perhaps at an elevation of about 800 ft., whereas Capernaum lay on the shores of the Lake of Galilee, 685 ft. below sea level, nearly 1,500 ft. lower. The journey home would normally have taken four or five hours, and could easily have been made the same afternoon. Anxious as the father had been for the life of his son, his newfound faith grasped the reality of the precious gift he had received, and he made no undue haste to return.

His servants met him. This was the following morning, while the nobleman was still some distance from home.

Thy son liveth. The servants echo the very words Jesus had spoken the day before (v. 50).