31 Meanwhile the disciples were urging Him, saying, “(A)Rabbi, eat something.” 32 But He said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” 33 So the (B)disciples were saying to one another, “No one brought Him anything to eat, did he?” 34 Jesus *said to them, “My food is to (C)do the will of Him who sent Me, and to (D)accomplish His work. 35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I tell you, raise your eyes and observe the fields, that they are white (E)for harvest. 36 Already the one who reaps is receiving (F)wages and is gathering (G)fruit for (H)eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps may rejoice together. 37 For in this case the saying is true: ‘(I)One sows and another reaps.’ 38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have [a]come into their labor.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 4:38 I.e., enjoyed the fruit of their labor

31 In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”

32 But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.”

33 Therefore the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?”

34 Jesus said to them, (A)“My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to (B)finish His work. 35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes (C)the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, (D)for they are already white for harvest! 36 (E)And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that (F)both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. 37 For in this the saying is true: (G)‘One sows and another reaps.’ 38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; (H)others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.”

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