John 4:37
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.”
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BSBPD
“For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“for in this the saying is the true one, that one is the sower and another the reaper.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo John 4:37 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 6:3Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,
- Job 31:8then may another eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted.
- Micah 6:15You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.
- Luke 19:21For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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