John 4:37
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.”
What this verse means
Read John 4:37 in the flow of John4 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open John4 to see the surrounding context.
Compare translations
BSBPD
“For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“for in this the saying is the true one, that one is the sower and another the reaper.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo John 4:37 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 6:3Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,
- Job 31:8then may another eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted.
- Micah 6:15You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.
- Luke 19:21For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
Keep exploring