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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Thus the saying &#8216One sows and another reaps&#8217 is true.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You know the saying, ‘One plants and another harvests.’ And it’s true.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For in this, the saying is true, that is, 'One is sowing, and another is reaping.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For in this the saying is true: ‘One sows and another reaps.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For in this <i>case</i> the saying is true: ‘One sows and another reaps.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For in this case the saying is true, &#8216One sows and another reaps.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For in this <i>case</i> the saying is true, ‘One sows, and another reaps.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For in this <i>case</i> the saying is true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For in this <i>case</i> the saying is true, ‘One [person] sows and another reaps.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For in this case the saying is true: ‘One sows and another reaps.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For in this case the saying is true: One sows and another reaps.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So the saying proves true, "Some plant the seed, and others harvest the crop." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In this respect the saying is true: 'One person plants, and another person harvests.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For the saying is true, 'Someone plants, someone else reaps.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In this respect the saying is true: 'One person sows, and another person harvests.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For in this case the saying ?One sows and another reaps? is true.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For in this instance the saying is true, 'One sows and another reaps.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For in this the saying is true, 'One sows, and another reaps.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For it is in this that you see the real meaning of the saying, 'The sower is one person, and the reaper is another.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For in this the saying is true, ‘One sows, and another reaps.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for in this the saying is the true one, that one is the sower and another the reaper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For in this, the saying is true, that is, 'One is sowing, and another is reaping.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for in this the saying is the true one, that one is the sower and another the reaper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For in this the word is true, That one is sowing, and another reaping.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For in this is the saying true: That it is one man that soweth, and it is another that reapeth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For in this the word is true: that it is one who sows, and it is another who reaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For here the saying is verified that ‘One sows and another reaps.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For in this case the saying is true, One sows and another reaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For in this is a word of truth, that 'One sows and another reaps.'<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For in this is the saying true, One sows and another reaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>For in this the word is true, that there is one sowing, and another reaping.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For herein is the saying true, That one soweth and another reapeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />upon this occasion, that saying is verified, "one soweth, and another reapeth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For it is in this that you see the real meaning of the saying, 'The sower is one person, and the reaper is another.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>For in this is the saying true, 'One sows, and another reaps.'<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>for herein the saying is verified, that one soweth, and another reapeth,<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/4-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1188" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/4.htm">The Disciples Return and Marvel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">36</span>Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together. <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: toutō (DPro-DNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this case</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logos (N-NMS) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">saying</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist."></a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: Allos (Adj-NMS) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">‘One</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4687.htm" title="4687: speirōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.">sows</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: allos (Adj-NMS) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">another</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2325.htm" title="2325: therizōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To reap, gather, harvest. From theros; to harvest.">reaps’</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/228.htm" title="228: alēthinos (Adj-NMS) -- True (lit: made of truth), real, genuine. From alethes; truthful.">true.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">38</span>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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-6.htm">1 Corinthians 3:6-9</a></span><br />I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. / He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-37.htm">Matthew 9:37-38</a></span><br />Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. / Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-9</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. / Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6</a></span><br />Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-37.htm">Matthew 13:37-43</a></span><br />He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. / The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, / and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-26.htm">Mark 4:26-29</a></span><br />Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground. / Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how. / All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-2.htm">Luke 10:2</a></span><br />And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-16.htm">John 15:16</a></span><br />You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-13.htm">Romans 1:13</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5-6</a></span><br />Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/11-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:4-6</a></span><br />He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap. / As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things. / Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-18.htm">Proverbs 11:18</a></span><br />The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Hosea 10:12</a></span><br />Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And herein is that saying true, One sows, and another reaps.</p><p class="hdg">One.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3</a></b></br> And <i>so</i> it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Micah 6:15</a></b></br> Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/19-21.htm">Luke 19:21</a></b></br> For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/23-31.htm">Case</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/ezra/4-22.htm">Herein</a> <a href="/luke/16-15.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/luke/22-16.htm">Meaning</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/luke/4-37.htm">Real</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Reaper</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Reapeth</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Reaps</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Sower</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Soweth</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Sows</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-17.htm">Verified</a> <a href="/john/4-24.htm">True.</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/5-6.htm">Case</a> <a href="/john/5-7.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/john/4-38.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/john/9-30.htm">Herein</a> <a href="/john/12-25.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/john/12-16.htm">Meaning</a> <a href="/john/4-38.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/john/6-55.htm">Real</a> <a href="/psalms/129-7.htm">Reaper</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-4.htm">Reapeth</a> <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Reaps</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">Sower</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">Soweth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">Sows</a> <a href="/genesis/42-20.htm">Verified</a> <a href="/john/5-31.htm">True.</a><div class="vheading2">John 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-1.htm">Jesus talks with a woman of Samaria, and reveals his identity to her.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-27.htm">His disciples marvel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-31.htm">He declares to them his zeal for God's glory.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-39.htm">Many Samaritans believe on him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/4-43.htm">He departs into Galilee, and heals the ruler's son that lay sick at Capernaum.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For in this case</b><br>This phrase introduces a specific situation that Jesus is addressing. The context is Jesus speaking to His disciples after His encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. The "case" refers to the spiritual harvest resulting from His conversation with her, which led to many Samaritans believing in Him. This highlights the immediate impact of Jesus' ministry and the broader mission of spreading the Gospel.<p><b>the saying</b><br>The saying Jesus refers to is a common proverb or wisdom statement of the time. Proverbs were often used to convey truths succinctly and memorably. This particular saying is not unique to the Bible but reflects a broader cultural understanding of the division of labor and the communal nature of agricultural work, which was a significant part of life in ancient Israel.<p><b>‘One sows and another reaps’</b><br>This phrase illustrates the principle of shared labor and reward in the spiritual realm. Sowing and reaping are agricultural metaphors frequently used in Scripture to describe the work of spreading God's word and the resulting spiritual harvest. In this context, Jesus is emphasizing that different people may play different roles in the process of bringing others to faith. The sowing could refer to the work of the prophets, John the Baptist, or even Jesus Himself, while the reaping is the disciples' role in gathering believers into the kingdom. This concept is echoed in <a href="/1_corinthians/3-6.htm">1 Corinthians 3:6-9</a>, where Paul discusses the roles of planting and watering in God's work.<p><b>is true</b><br>Jesus affirms the validity of the saying in the context of His ministry. The truth of this statement is seen in the immediate response of the Samaritans, who come to believe in Jesus not only because of the woman's testimony but also because of their personal encounter with Him. This underscores the collaborative nature of evangelism and the fulfillment of God's plan through various contributors. The truth of this principle is also prophetic, as it points to the ongoing work of the Church, where different members contribute to the growth of God's kingdom in diverse ways.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, who is teaching His disciples about the spiritual harvest.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>Followers of Jesus who are being taught about the principles of sowing and reaping in the context of evangelism.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaritan_woman.htm">Samaritan Woman</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, she is a key figure in the preceding account, whose encounter with Jesus leads to a spiritual awakening in her community.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>The region where this event takes place, significant for its mixed Jewish and Gentile population, highlighting the universal scope of the Gospel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaritans.htm">Samaritans</a></b><br>The people of the region who respond to the message of Jesus, illustrating the concept of reaping where others have sown.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_roles_in_ministry.htm">Understanding Roles in Ministry</a></b><br>Recognize that in God's kingdom, different people have different roles. Some may sow seeds of faith, while others may reap the harvest. Both roles are vital and part of God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_unity.htm">The Importance of Unity</a></b><br>The saying "One sows and another reaps" highlights the need for unity and cooperation among believers. We are all part of the same mission, working together for the glory of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>Just as sowing and reaping occur in different seasons, trust that God will bring about the harvest in His perfect timing. Our responsibility is to be faithful in our assigned tasks.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/evangelism_beyond_boundaries.htm">Evangelism Beyond Boundaries</a></b><br>The setting in Samaria reminds us that the Gospel transcends cultural and ethnic boundaries. We are called to share the message of Christ with all people, regardless of their background.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/rejoicing_in_the_harvest.htm">Rejoicing in the Harvest</a></b><br>Celebrate the work God is doing through others, even if we are not directly involved in the reaping. Every soul brought to Christ is a victory for the entire body of believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'god's_word_is_pure'_mean.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'fields are white for harvest'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_4_contradict_psalms.htm">Why does Job 4 seem to contradict other biblical teachings, such as the Book of Psalms, that the righteous can and do suffer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'fields_are_white'_mean.htm">What did Jesus mean by "fields are white for harvest"?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_injustices_persist_if_karma_is_true.htm">If 'a man reaps what he sows' (Galatians 6:7) is universally true, why do injustices and unmerited suffering persist?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(37) <span class= "bld">Herein is that saying true</span>--i.e., in the deeper sense of the word true (comp. Note on <a href="/john/1-9.htm" title="That was the true Light, which lights every man that comes into the world.">John 1:9</a>)--has its realisation; is ideally true. The proverb itself was known both to the Greeks and to the Romans (sec examples in Schottgen and Lampe), but the reference is probably to the Old Testament Scriptures. Those who heard it would certainly think of such passages as <a href="/deuteronomy/6-11.htm" title="And houses full of all good things, which you filled not, and wells dig, which you digged not, vineyards and olive trees, which you planted not; when you shall have eaten and be full;">Deuteronomy 6:11</a>, or <a href="/context/isaiah/65-21.htm" title="And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.">Isaiah 65:21-22</a>. The saying expressed something of the bitterness of human disappointment, which in darker moments all men have felt. They have sown in hopes and plans and works, which have never sprung above the surface, or have been reaped in their results by other men; or they themselves have passed away before the harvest has come. This is as men see it, but this is not the ideal truth. The saying is realised in the relation between sower and reaper, which was true then, and holds true of every sower who really sows the good seed. He, too, has a daily work and a daily sustenance in the will of Him that sent him. In the inner consciousness of that work being done, and the hope of its completion, he has food no less real than that of him who reaps the harvest. That he stands alone is the result of his rising above his generation; that he is little understood, or rewarded, by those for whom he works, will be a disappointment to his friends, but, in his truest thoughts, not to himself. His satisfaction will be hard for men to understand. "Surely no one has brought him to eat!" "I have food to eat that ye know not of." Men smile at this as sentiment or enthusiasm, but this food has been the strength of the best lives, and noblest deeds, of humanity.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 37.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For herein</span> - in this harvest field, already whitening before your eyes - <span class="cmt_word">is the word veritably realized</span> - it finds an ideal illustration of its meaning - <span class="cmt_word">One is the sower, and another is the reaper.</span> It belongs to all common experience in such things; the first stone is laid by one, the topstone by another. The toil and tears of the sower with the precious seed are often the reason why another returns with joy, bringing his sheaves with him. It is an <span class="accented">all-but</span> universal law. Children inherit the toil of their fathers. We all stand where the shoulders of the mighty dead have lifted us. Still, though one be the sower and another is the reaper in this Samaritan field, yet, since "already" the reaper is busy with the sickle, the sower and reapers may rejoice together. The law will be established on a grander scale by and by, when the great Sower, who is the Lord of the harvest, shall send forth all his reapers to their great enterprise, and he and they will rejoice together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/4-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this case</span><br /><span class="grk">τούτῳ</span> <span class="translit">(toutō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saying</span><br /><span class="grk">λόγος</span> <span class="translit">(logos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> </span><span class="str2">From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘One</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἄλλος</span> <span class="translit">(Allos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> </span><span class="str2">Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sows</span><br /><span class="grk">σπείρων</span> <span class="translit">(speirōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">another</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄλλος</span> <span class="translit">(allos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> </span><span class="str2">Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reaps’</span><br /><span class="grk">θερίζων</span> <span class="translit">(therizōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2325.htm">Strong's 2325: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reap, gather, harvest. From theros; to harvest.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστὶν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">true.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀληθινὸς</span> <span class="translit">(alēthinos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_228.htm">Strong's 228: </a> </span><span class="str2">True (lit: made of truth), real, genuine. 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