John 4:38

In 9 translations

BSB

I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”

KJV

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

WEB

I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

ASV

I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor.

LSV

I sent you to reap on that which you have not labored; others labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

YLT

I sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others laboured, and ye into their labour have entered.

DBY

I have sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others have laboured, and ye have entered into their labours.

DRC

I have sent you to reap that in which you did not labour: others have laboured, and you have entered into their labours.

GNV

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

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ἐγὼ ἀπέστειλα ὑμᾶς θερίζειν ὃ οὐχ ὑμεῖς κεκοπιάκατε· ἄλλοι κεκοπιάκασιν, καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν κόπον αὐτῶν εἰσεληλύθατε.

RP2018

Ἐγὼ ἀπέστειλα ὑμᾶς θερίζειν ὃ οὐχ ὑμεῖς κεκοπιάκατε· ἄλλοι κεκοπιάκασιν, καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν κόπον αὐτῶν εἰσεληλύθατε.

TR-Boyd

Ἐγὼ ἀπέστειλα ὑμᾶς θερίζειν ὃ οὐχ ὑμεῖς κεκοπιάκατε· ἄλλοι κεκοπιάκασι, καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν κόπον αὐτῶν εἰσεληλύθατε.

SCR1894

εγω απεστειλα υμας θεριζειν ο ουχ υμεις κεκοπιακατε αλλοι κεκοπιακασιν και υμεις εις τον κοπον αυτων εισεληλυθατε

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Cross-references most cited first

• John 1:7He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
• Acts 10:42–43And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead. All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness…
• 2 Chronicles 36:15Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.
• 1 Peter 1:11–12trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving…
• Acts 8:14–17When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit. For the Holy Spirit had not yet…
• Acts 10:37–38You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around…
• Acts 8:4–8Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them. The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs…
• Matthew 3:1–6In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the…
• Matthew 11:8–13Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a…
• Acts 6:7So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
• Acts 5:14Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.
• Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
• Acts 4:32The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
• Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
• Jeremiah 44:4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
• Matthew 4:23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

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