John 4:37
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For in this is the saying true: That it is one man that soweth, and it is another that reapeth.

One.

Judges 6:3 And when Israel had sown, Madian and Amalec, and the rest of the eastern nations, came up:

Micah 6:15 Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap: thou shalt tread the olives, but shalt not be anointed with oil: and the new wine, but shalt not drink the wine.

Luke 19:21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou didst not lay down: and thou reapest that which thou didst not sow.

Context
The Disciples Return and Marvel
36And he that reapeth receiveth wages and gathereth fruit unto life everlasting: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. 37For in this is the saying true: That it is one man that soweth, and it is another that reapeth. 38I have sent you to reap that in which you did not labour. Others have laboured: and you have entered into their labours.…
Cross References
Job 31:8
Then let me sow and let another reap: and let my offspring be rooted out.

Micah 6:15
Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap: thou shalt tread the olives, but shalt not be anointed with oil: and the new wine, but shalt not drink the wine.

John 4:36
And he that reapeth receiveth wages and gathereth fruit unto life everlasting: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

John 4:38
I have sent you to reap that in which you did not labour. Others have laboured: and you have entered into their labours.

John 14:12
Otherwise believe for the very works' sake. Amen, amen, I say to you, he that believeth in me, the works that I do, he also shall do: and greater than these shall he do.

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

this case
τούτῳ (toutō)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

saying
λόγος (logos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

‘One
Ἄλλος (Allos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.

sows
σπείρων (speirōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

another
ἄλλος (allos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.

reaps’
θερίζων (therizōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2325: To reap, gather, harvest. From theros; to harvest.

is
ἐστὶν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

true.
ἀληθινὸς (alēthinos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 228: True (lit: made of truth), real, genuine. From alethes; truthful.


Additional Translations
For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.

For in this, the saying is true, that is, 'One is sowing, and another is reaping.'

And herein is that saying true, One sows, and another reaps.

For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

For in this is [verified] the true saying, It is one who sows and another who reaps.

For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

For it is in this that you see the real meaning of the saying, 'The sower is one person, and the reaper is another.'

For in this the saying is true, 'One sows, and another reaps.'

for in this the saying is the true one, that one is the sower and another the reaper.
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