John 4:38 “I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the…”

John 4:38

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“sent”

Acts 8:14–17 Acts 4:4 Acts 5:14 Acts 6:7 Acts 8:4–8 Acts 2:41

Acts 8:14–17 · BSB

When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

Acts 4:4 · BSB

But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

Acts 5:14 · BSB

Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.

Acts 6:7 · BSB

So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.

Acts 8:4–8 · BSB

Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

Acts 2:41 · BSB

Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.

“other”

John 1:7 2 Chronicles 36:15 Matthew 3:1–6 Matthew 11:8–13 Jeremiah 44:4 Matthew 4:23

John 1:7 · BSB

He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.

2 Chronicles 36:15 · BSB

Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.

Matthew 3:1–6 · BSB

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

Matthew 11:8–13 · BSB

Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.

Jeremiah 44:4 · BSB

Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’

Matthew 4:23 · BSB

Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

37For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.

39Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

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