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John 4:37–38

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37“For in this case the saying is true, ‘aOne sows and another reaps.’

38“I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labor.”

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Cross references

  1. aJob 31:8; Mic 6:15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For in this case the saying is true: ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap what you didn’t labor for; others have labored, and you have benefited from their labor.”

NLTNew Living Translation

You know the saying, ‘One plants and another harvests.’ And it’s true. I sent you to harvest where you didn’t plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For in this instance the saying is true, ‘It is one who sows and another who reaps.’ I sent you to reap what you did not work for; others have worked, and you have entered into their work.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.