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John 4:36

And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

KJV

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

Greek NT

Et qui metit, mercedem accipit, et congregat fructum in vitam æternam : ut et qui seminat, simul gaudeat, et qui metit.

Vulgate

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

ASV

And he that reapeth receiveth wages and gathereth fruit unto life everlasting: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αἰώνιος
aionios
adjective · 70×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
ζωή
zoe
noun · 135×
θερίζω
therizo
verb · 21×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καρπός
karpos
noun · 66×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
μισθός
misthos
noun · 29×
σπείρω
speiro
verb · 53×
συνάγω
sunago
verb · 59×
χαίρω
chairo
verb · 74×
ἤδη
ede
adverb · 58×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
o
article · 19778×
ὁμοῦ
omou
adverb · 4×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ὁ | WH/Treg/NIV: ὁ | RP: Καὶ ὁ
  • SBLGNT
  • Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Καὶ ὁRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: ἵνα | WH/Treg/NIV: ἵνα | RP: + καὶ
  • ἵναSBLGNT
  • ἵναWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + καὶRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 3:5 — Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
  • 1Cor 3:8 — Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
  • 1Cor 9:19 — For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
  • 1John 5:11 — And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
  • 2John 1:8 — Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
  • 2Tim 4:7 — I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
  • Dan 12:3 — And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
  • Dan 12:3 — And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
  • Eccl 4:9 — Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
  • Eccl 11:6 — In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
  • Gal 6:8 — For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
  • Jas 3:18 — And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
  • Jas 5:19 — Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
  • Mark 4:26 — And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
  • Phil 2:15 — That 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;
  • Prov 11:30 — The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
  • Prov 11:30 — The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
  • Rom 1:13 — Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
  • Rom 1:13 — Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
  • Rom 6:22 — But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
  • Rom 6:22 — But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.