John 4:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.”
John 4:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 4:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 4:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.””
John 4:38 — World English Bible
John 4:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor. ”
John 4:38 — American Standard Version
John 4:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others laboured, and ye into their labour have entered.”
John 4:38 — Young's Literal Translation
John 4:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I have sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others have laboured, and ye have entered into their labours. ”
John 4:38 — Darby Translation
John 4:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I sent you to reape that, whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entred into their labours.”
John 4:38 — Geneva Bible
John 4:38 in Context — John 4
36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
What Does John 4:38 Mean?
John 4:38 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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