The Folly of Delay
John 9:4
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night comes, when no man can work.


After the battle of Chancellorsville, General Hooker, instead of quickly following up his victory with another attack, delayed it for a day. The golden moment was thus lost, and it never afterwards appeared to the same extent. Soldiers' legs have as much to do with winning great victories as their arms.

(H. O. Mackey.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

WEB: I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.




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