John 4:38 Parallel Translations

I have sent you to harvest a crop you have not worked for. Other people have done the hard work, and you have followed them in their work."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

ASV:

I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor.

BBE:

I sent you to get in grain which you had no hand in planting: other men did that work, and you take the reward.

DBY:

I have sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others have laboured, and ye have entered into their labours.

ERV:

I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not laboured: others have laboured, and ye are entered into their labour.

WEY:

I sent you to reap a harvest which is not the result of your own labours. Others have laboured, and you are getting benefit from their labours."

WBS:

I sent you to reap that on which ye bestowed no labor: other men labored, and ye have entered into their labors.

WEB:

I sent you to reap that for which you haven't labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor."

YLT:

I sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others laboured, and ye into their labour have entered.

John 4:38 Cross References

XREF:

John 4:37 "For in this case the saying is true, 'One sows and another reaps.'

John 4:39 From that city many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, "He told me all the things that I have done." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

4:38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour. The verb sent is past, and refers to some event before the present incident. The disciples had baptized multitudes, more disciples than John (Joh 4:1); so many that John's disciples reported all men come unto him (Joh 3:26). They had baptized these (Joh 4:2), reaping the fruit of John's labor.

WES:

4:38 I - he Lord of the whole harvest, have sent you - He had employed them already in baptizing, John 4:2.

MHC:

4:27-42 The disciples wondered that Christ talked thus with a Samaritan. Yet they knew it was for some good reason, and for some good end. Thus when particular difficulties occur in the word and providence of God, it is good to satisfy ourselves that all is well that Jesus Christ says and does. Two things affected the woman. The extent of his knowledge. Christ knows all the thoughts, words, and actions, of all the children of men. And the power of his word. He told her secret sins with power. She fastened upon that part of Christ's discourse, many would think she would have been most shy of repeating; but the knowledge of Christ, into which we are led by conviction of sin, is most likely to be sound and saving. They came to him: those who would know Christ, must meet him where he records his name. Our Master has left us an example, that we may learn to do the will of God as he did; with diligence, as those that make a business of it; with delight and pleasure in it. Christ compares his work to harvest-work. The harvest is appointed and looked for before it comes; so was the gospel. Harvest-time is busy time; all must be then at work. Harvest-time is a short time, and harvest-work must be done then, or not at all; so the time of the gospel is a season, which if once past, cannot be recalled. God sometimes uses very weak and unlikely instruments for beginning and carrying on a good work. Our Saviour, by teaching one poor woman, spread knowledge to a whole town. Blessed are those who are not offended at Christ. Those taught of God, are truly desirous to learn more. It adds much to the praise of our love to Christ and his word, if it conquers prejudices. Their faith grew. In the matter of it: they believed him to be the Saviour, not only of the Jews but of the world. In the certainty of it: we know that this is indeed the Christ. And in the ground of it, for we have heard him ourselves.

CONC:

Benefit Benefits Bestowed Entered Getting Grain Harvest Haven't Labor Labored Labors Labour Laboured Labours Planting Reap Reaped Result Reward Whereon Worked

Benefit Benefits Bestowed Entered Getting Grain Hand Hard Harvest Labored Laboured Others Planting Reap Reaped Result Reward Whereon Work Worked

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