John 4:38
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.””
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“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.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.”
King James Version · Public Domain“I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“I sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others laboured, and ye into their labour have entered.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 4:38 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 36:15Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.
- Jeremiah 44:4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
- Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
- Matthew 4:23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Matthew 11:8Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.
- John 1:7He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
- Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
- Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
- Acts 4:32The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
- Acts 5:14Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.
- Acts 6:7So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
- Acts 8:4Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
- Acts 8:14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
- Acts 10:37You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
- Acts 10:42And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
- 1 Peter 1:11trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
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