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Iἐγὼsentἀπέστειλαyouὑμᾶςto reapθερίζεινwhatὃyouὑμεῖςhave notοὐχlabored for;κεκοπιάκατεothersἄλλοιhave labored,κεκοπιάκασινandκαὶyouὑμεῖςhave enteredεἰσεληλύθατεintoεἰςtheir labor.”τὸν κόπον αὐτῶν
John 4:38
Study it in the app“I sent you to reap what you have not labored for; others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.””
With the Greek beneath
John 4:38, word by word
- sentἀπέστειλαapesteila
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteila” appears- to reapθερίζεινtherizein
reap fruit
To receive the fruit of what one has sown.
Where else “therizein” appears- labored forκεκοπιάκατεkekopiakate
toil
To put great effort into a task, to the point of weariness.
Where else “kekopiakate” appears- othersἄλλοιalloi
other, another
Other, another.
Where else “alloi” appears- have enteredεἰσεληλύθατεeiselēlythate
come into
To enter something new: the kingdom, life, temptation.
Where else “eiselēlythate” appears- their laborκόπονkopon
toil
Exhausting effort, the weariness of one who works hard.
Where else “kopon” appears
The context
37For in this the saying is true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’
38 · This verse (above)
39And many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me everything that I have done.”
To study John 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus ask of the Samaritan woman at the well, and what does he offer her? (vv. 7-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says God seeks worshipers who worship “in spirit and truth.” What answer does he give to her question about the place? (vv. 20-24)
3. How I live it
The woman left her water jar and told others what had happened to her (vv. 28-29). Whom could you invite to “come and see” something good?