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

36“The reaper receives a reward and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the sower and reaper may rejoice together. 37For the saying is true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap what you haven’t worked for. Others have worked hard, and you have joined in their work.” 39Many of the Samaritans from that town put their trust in Him because of the word of the woman testifying, “He told me everything I ever did!” 40So when the Samaritans came to Him, they kept asking Him to stay with them. 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 message were immersed, and that day about three thousand souls were added.
• Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
• Acts 5:14Yet more than ever those trusting in the Lord were added—large numbers of men and women.
• Acts 6:7The word of God kept on spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem greatly multiplied; even a great number of the kohanim were becoming obedient to the faith.
• Acts 8:4Now those who had been scattered went around proclaiming the Word.
• John 1:7He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that through him everyone might believe.
• 2 Chronicles 36:15Adonai, the God of their fathers, sent word to them through His messengers again and again, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place.
• Jeremiah 44:4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets, sending them early and often, saying: ‘Oh, do not do this loathsome thing that I hate.’
• Matthew 3:1In those days, John the Immerser came proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,
• Matthew 4:23Yeshua was going throughout all the Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness among the people.
• Matthew 11:8No? So what did you go out to see? A man dressed in finery? Look, those who wear finery are in the palaces of kings!
• Acts 10:37You know the message that has spread throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the immersion that John proclaimed.
• 1 Peter 1:11They were trying to find out the time and circumstances the Ruach of Messiah within them was indicating, when predicting the sufferings in store for Messiah 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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• Minister, Christian
• Samaria
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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