John 4:37 “For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.”

John 4:37

For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

World English Bible

For in this the saying is true, ‘One sows, and another reaps.’

American Standard Version

For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

Geneva Bible 1599

For herein is the saying true, that one soweth, and an other reapeth.

Darby Translation

For in this is [verified] the true saying, It is one who sows and another who reaps.

Young's Literal Translation

for in this the saying is the true one, that one is the sower and another the reaper.

Bible in Basic English

In this the saying is a true one, One does the planting, and another gets in the grain.

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In context

36Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

38I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”

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