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John 4:34
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32 But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.”
33 Therefore the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?”
34 Jesus said to them, a“My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to bfinish His work.  
35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes athe harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, bfor they are already white for harvest!  
36 aAnd he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that bboth he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.  
37 For in this the saying is true: a‘One sows and another reaps.’  
Verse Comparison: John 4:34

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American Standard Version
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.

Amplified® Bible
Jesus said to them, My food (nourishment) is to do the will (pleasure) of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish {and} completely finish His work.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus said: My food is to do what God wants! He is the one who sent me, and I must finish the work that he gave me to do.

Darby English Version
Jesus says to them, My food is that I should do the will of him that has sent me, and that I should finish his work.

Good News Bible
"My food," Jesus said to them, "is to obey the will of the one who sent me and to finish the work he gave me to do.

International Standard Version
Jesus told them, "My food is doing the will of the one who sent me and completing his work.

King James Version
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

New American Standard Bible
Jesus *said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.

New International Version
"My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.

New King James Version
Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Jesus said to them, "My food consists of doing the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.

Young's Literal Translation
Jesus saith to them, `My food is, that I may do the will of Him who sent me, and may finish His work;


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