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

36The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike! 37You know the saying, ‘One plants and another harvests.’ And it’s true. 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.” 39Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, “He told me everything I ever did!” 40When they came out to see him, they begged him to stay in their village. So he stayed for 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 2:41Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.
• Acts 4:4But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of men who believed now totaled about 5,000.
• Acts 5:14Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women.
• Acts 6:7So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too.
• Acts 8:4But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.
• John 1:7to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.
• 2 Chronicles 36:15The Lord, the God of their ancestors, repeatedly sent his prophets to warn them, for he had compassion on his people and his Temple.
• Jeremiah 44:4“Again and again I sent my servants, the prophets, to plead with them, ‘Don’t do these horrible things that I hate so much.’
• Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was,
• Matthew 4:23Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.
• Matthew 11:8Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people with expensive clothes live in palaces.
• Acts 10:37You know what happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee, after John began preaching his message of baptism.
• 1 Peter 1:11They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ’s suffering and his great glory afterward.

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