John 4:31-38

The Voice

³¹During all of this, the disciples were urging Jesus to eat the food they gathered.

Jesus: ³²I have food to eat that you know nothing about.

Disciples (to one another): ³³Is it possible someone else has brought Him food while we were away?

Jesus: ³⁴I receive My nourishment by serving the will of the Father who sent Me and completing His work. ³⁵You have heard others say, “Be patient; we have four more months to wait until the crops are ready for the harvest.” I say, take a closer look and you will see that the fields are ripe and ready for the harvest. ³⁶The harvester is collecting his pay, harvesting fruit ripe for eternal life. So even now, he and the sower are celebrating their fortune. ³⁷The saying may be old, but it is true: “One person sows, and another reaps.” ³⁸I sent you to harvest where you have not labored; someone else took the time to plant and cultivate, and you feast on the fruit of their labor.