John 4:38
I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
KJV
ἐγὼ ἀπέσταλκα ὑμᾶς θερίζειν ὃ οὐχ ὑμεῖς κεκοπιάκατε· ἄλλοι κεκοπιάκασιν, καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν κόπον αὐτῶν εἰσεληλύθατε.
Greek NT
Ego misi vos metere quod vos non laborastis : alii laboraverunt, et vos in labores eorum introistis.
Vulgate
I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor.
ASV
I have sent you to reap that in which you did not labour. Others have laboured: and you have entered into their labours.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εἰσέρχομαι
eiserchomai
verb · 195×
θερίζω
therizo
verb · 21×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κοπιάω
kopiao
verb · 22×
κόπος
kopos
noun · 18×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
ἀποστέλλω
apostello
verb · 131×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Homilies on Matthew · 2 passages
2. And as they went out, it is said, behold, they brought unto Him a dumb man possessed with a devil. For the affliction was not natural, but the device of the evil spirit; wherefore also he needs others to bring him. For he could neither make entreaty himself, being speechless, nor supplicate others, when the evil spirit had bound his tongue, and together with his tongue had f…
2. Not any therefore of these things does He here intimate, but it is what I said, He displays His power to punish, and this is shown by saying, The time was not yet, making it clear that of this special purpose He went, and not for hunger, but for His disciples' sake, who indeed marvelled exceedingly, although many miracles had been done greater; but, as I said, this was stran…
Cross-references
- 1Pet 1:11 — Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
- 1Thess 5:12 — And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
- 1Tim 5:17 — Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
- 2Chr 36:15 — And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
- Acts 4:4 — Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
- Acts 5:14 — And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
- Acts 6:7 — And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
- Acts 8:4 — Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
- Acts 8:14 — Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
- Acts 10:37 — That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
- Acts 10:42 — And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
- John 1:7 — The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
- John 17:18 — As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
- Josh 5:12 — And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
- Luke 19:9 — And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
- Matt 3:1 — In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
- Matt 11:8 — But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.