John 4:36

John 4:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
• New International Version (NIV)Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

Context of John 4:36

34Jesus saith to them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. 35Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit to life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. 37And in this case is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 38I sent you to reap that on which ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye have entered into their labours.

John 4:36 word by word

ὁ θερίζων μισθὸν λαμβάνει καὶ συνάγει καρπὸν εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον, ἵνα ὁ σπείρων ὁμοῦ χαίρῃ καὶ ὁ θερίζων.Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• reapethθερίζωtheridō · to reapG2325
• receivethλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• wagesμισθόςmisthos · wageG3408
• gatherethσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
• fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• sowethσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• rejoiceχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
• togetherὁμοῦhomou · togetherG3674

Cross-references for John 4:36

• Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
• Daniel 12:3And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
• Romans 1:13Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I have often purposed to come to you, (but was hindered until now,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
• Romans 6:22But now being made free from sin, and having become servants to God, ye have your fruit to holiness, and the end everlasting life.
• 1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all men, yet I have made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more.
• Philippians 2:15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
• 1 Thessalonians 2:19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
• 1 Timothy 4:16Take heed to thyself, and to thy doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
• James 5:19Brethren, if any one of you should err from the truth, and one should convert him;
• 1 Corinthians 3:5Who then is Paul, and whoisApollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

Commentaries on John 4:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36And he that reapeth receiveth wages - Or, And already the reaper receiveth wages. By making the word , already, the beginning of this verse, on the authority of some excellent MSS. and versions, a more consistent sense is obtained than from the common arrangement, where terminates the preceding verse. Already the heavenly sower, Jesus Christ, becomes the reaper of the produce of the seed which he had so lately sown; and receives the wages which he…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36He that reapeth - He that gathers the harvest, or he who so preaches that souls are converted to Christ. Receiveth wages - The laborer in the harvest receives his hire. Jesus says it shall be thus with those who labor in the ministry - he will not suffer them to go unrewarded. See Daniel 12:3; Matthew 19:28. Gathereth fruit unto life eternal - Converts souls, who shall inherit eternal life. The harvest is not temporary, like gathering grain, but shall…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. 1-42At an ancient well in Samaria, Jesus offered himself as living water. This living water means the life that comes from God. Jesus spoke openly about who he was. When he revealed God’s truth, people had to respond. They either followed him or turned away. The Samaritan woman is very different from Nicodemus. She was a woman, not a man. She was a Samaritan, not a Jew. She had a sinful past, not a reputation for righteousness. She was an outsider, not a…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

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• 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