John 4:36 - Forerunner Commentary

John 4:36

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.’

38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; ^aothers have labored, and you have entered into their labors.”

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39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him ^abecause of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.”

40 So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.

Verse Comparison: John 4:36

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American Standard Version
He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

Amplified® Bible
Already the reaper is getting his wages [he who does the cutting now has his reward], for he is gathering fruit (crop) unto life eternal, so that he who does the planting and he who does the reaping may rejoice together.

Contemporary English Version
Even now the harvest workers are receiving their reward by gathering a harvest that brings eternal life. Then everyone who planted the seed and everyone who harvests the crop will celebrate together.

Darby English Version
He that reaps receives wages and gathers fruit unto life eternal, that both he that sows and he that reaps may rejoice together.

Good News Bible
The one who reaps the harvest is being paid and gathers the crops for eternal life; so the one who plants and the one who reaps will be glad together.

International Standard Version
The one who harvests is already receiving his wages and gathering a crop for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who harvests may rejoice together.

King James Version
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 American Standard Bible
"Already he who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for life eternal; so that he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

New International Version
Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.

New King James Version
And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Already he who reaps receives wages and gathers fruit for life eternal; so that he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

Young's Literal Translation
`And he who is reaping doth receive a reward, and doth gather fruit to life age-during, that both he who is sowing and he who is reaping may rejoice together;

New English Translation
The one who reaps receives pay¹ and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.

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