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John 4:38

I, sent you forth, to be reaping that whereon, ye, have not toiled: Others, have toiled, and, ye, into their toil, have entered.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

37For, herein, doth the saying, hold good,—One, is the sower, and, another, is the reaper.

39And, out of that city, many, believed on him—of the Samaritans,—by reason of the word of the woman in bearing witness—He told me all things that ever I did.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 44:4yet I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, betimes sending them, saying, Do not, I pray you, commit this abominable thing, which I hate!

Matthew 4:23And Jesus was going round throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the glad-message of the kingdom,—and curing every disease, and every infirmity, among the people.

John 1:7The same, came, for a witness, That he might bear witness, concerning the light, that, all, might believe, through him.

Acts 4:4Howbeit, many of them that heard the word, believed; and the number of the men became about five thousand.

Acts 5:14And, the more, were being added, when they believed in the Lord, throngs both of men and women;—

Acts 8:4They, indeed, therefore, who were scattered abroad, passed through, telling the good-news of the word;

Matthew Henry on John 4:28-43

Christ at the Well of Samaria. 27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? 28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 32 But he said unto them, I have meat to… Read the whole commentary →

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