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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BSBPD

“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)
KJVPD

“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
ASVPD

“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
YLTPD

“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 Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 4:38 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. Jeremiah 44:4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
  3. Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. John 1:7He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
  7. Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
  8. Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
  9. 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.
  10. Acts 5:14Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.
  11. 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.
  12. Acts 8:4Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
  13. Acts 8:14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
  14. Acts 10:37You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
  15. 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.
  16. 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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