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.”
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)I sent you to harvest where you didn’t plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest.”

Context of John 4:38

36Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. 37For here the saying holds true, 'One sows and another reaps.' I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor." 39Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me all that I ever did." 40So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• youσύsu · youG4771
• to reapθερίζωtheridō · to reapG2325
• that whereonὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• bestowedκοπιάωkopiaō · to laborG2872
• noοὐou · noG3756
• other menἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• are enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• laboursὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• laboursκόποςkopos · laborG2873

Cross-references for John 4:38

• Acts 2:41So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
• Acts 4:4But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
• Acts 5:14And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
• Acts 6:7And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
• Acts 8:4Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.
• John 1:7He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
• 2 Chronicles 36:15The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place.
• Jeremiah 44:4Yet I persistently sent to you all my servants the prophets, saying, 'Oh, do not do this abomination that I hate!'
• Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
• Matthew 4:23And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.
• Matthew 11:8What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
• Acts 10:37you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed:
• 1 Peter 1:11inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories.

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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• Minister, Christian
• Samaria
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• Samaritans
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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