²⁷Just then Jesus’ disciples returned. They were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want from her?” No one asked, “Why are you talking with her?”

²⁸The woman left her water jar and went back to the town. She said to the people, ²⁹“Come. See a man who told me everything I’ve ever done. Could this be the Christ?”

³⁰The people came out of the town and made their way toward Jesus.

³¹His disciples were saying to him, “Rabbi, eat something!”

³²But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

³³Then his disciples asked each other, “Did someone bring him food?”

³⁴Jesus said, “My food is to do what my Father sent me to do. My food is to finish his work.

³⁵“You say, ‘Four months more, and then it will be harvest time.’ But I tell you, open your eyes! Look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest right now. ³⁶Those who gather the crop are already getting paid. They are already harvesting the crop for eternal life. So those who plant and those who gather can now be glad together.

³⁷“Here is a true saying. ‘One plants and another gathers.’ ³⁸I sent you to gather what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work. You have gathered the benefits of their work.”

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John 4:34: Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.”