John 4:37

James Moffatt - New Testament

That proverb, 'One sows and another reaps,' holds true here:

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for I was afraid of you, you are such a hard man — picking up what you never put down, and reaping what you never sowed.'

The reaper is already getting his wages and harvesting for eternal life, so that the sower shares the reaper's joy.

I sent you to reap a crop for which you did not toil; other men have toiled, and you reap the profit of their toil."

Truly, truly I tell you, he who believes in me will do the very deeds I do, and still greater deeds than these. For I am going to the Father,