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John 4:38 — King James Version← Study notes

I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.


John 4:38Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 4:3817 words
GreekMeaning
ἐγὼegō
I myselfpronounG1473
ἀπέστειλαapesteila
sentverbG649
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
θερίζεινtherizein
to reapverbG2325
ho
whatrelative pronounG3739
οὐχouch
notadverbG3756
ὑμεῖςhymeis
you yourselvespronounG4771
κεκοπιάκατεkekopiakate
have toiled forverbG2872
ἄλλοιalloi
othersadjectiveG243
κεκοπιάκασινkekopiakasin
have toiledverbG2872
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ὑμεῖςhymeis
you yourselvespronounG4771
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
κόπονkopon
labornounG2873
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
εἰσεληλύθατεeiselēlythate
have enteredverbG1525
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 4:38

Say you not, There are yet four months, and then comes harvest?

Chrysostom · 4th century · What is the will of the Father He now proceeds to explain

Now you are expecting a material harvest. But I say to you, that a spiritual harvest is at hand: lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. He alludes to the Samaritans who are approaching.

Theophylact · 11th century

And he that reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit to life eternal, that both he that sows and he that reaps may rejoice together.

Augustine · 4th century · He was intent now on beginning the work, and hastened to send laborers
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