then let me sow and another eat, and let what grows for me be rooted out.
John 4:37 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For in this the saying holds true, One sows and another reaps. American Standard Version (1901) For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. Common English Bible This is a true saying, that one sows and another harvests. Catholic Public Domain Version For in this the word is true: that it is one who sows, and it is another who reaps. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For in this is the saying true: That it is one man that soweth, and it is another that reapeth. |
then let me sow and another eat, and let what grows for me be rooted out.
You shall sow but not reap; you shall tread olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you shall tread grapes but not drink wine.
for I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man; you take what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.
The reaper is already receiving wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.
I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”
For whenever the Israelites put in seed, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east would come up against them.