John 4:38

John 4:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
• New International Version (NIV)I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor."
• New King James Version (NKJV)I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.”

Context of John 4:38

36Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together. 37For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. 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.” 39Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.” 40So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.

John 4:38 word by word

ἐγὼ ἀπέστειλα ὑμᾶς θερίζειν ὃ οὐχ ὑμεῖς κεκοπιάκατε· ἄλλοι κεκοπιάκασιν, καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν κόπον αὐτῶν εἰσεληλύθατε.Read the interlinear

• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• youσύsu · youG4771
• to reapθερίζωtheridō · to reapG2325
• whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• have not worked forοὐou · noG3756
• have not worked forκοπιάωkopiaō · to laborG2872
• othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• have taken upεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• have taken upεἰςeis · towardG1519
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• laborκόποςkopos · laborG2873

Cross-references for John 4:38

• Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
• Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
• Acts 5:14Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.
• Acts 6:7So 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 8:4Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
• John 1:7He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
• 2 Chronicles 36:15Again 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.
• Jeremiah 44:4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
• Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
• Matthew 4:23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
• Matthew 11:8Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.
• Acts 10:37You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
• 1 Peter 1:11trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

Commentaries on John 4:38

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38I sent you - In the commission given you to preach the gospel. You have not labored or toiled in preparing the way for the great harvest which is now to be gathered in. Other men laboured - (1)The prophets, who long labored to prepare the way for the coming of the Messiah. (2)the teachers among the Jews, who have read and explained the law and taught the people. (3)John the Baptist, who came to prepare the way. And, (4)The Saviour himself, who by his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-42Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38others: Jesus might have meant John the Baptist. Or, he might have been referring to the work he had just done with the Samaritan woman.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3831-38. meantime--that is, while the woman was away. Master, eat--Fatigue and thirst we saw He felt; here is revealed another of our common infirmities to which the Lord was subject--hunger.Read the comment

Topics related to John 4:38

• Converts
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Commentaries on John 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings