Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

I sent you to reap what you didn’t labor for; others have labored, and you have benefited from their labor.”

New American Standard Bible

I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labor.”

King James Version

I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

International Standard Version

I have sent you to harvest what you have not worked for. Others have worked, and you have adopted their work as your own."

A Conservative Version

I sent you to reap what ye have not labored. Others have labored, and ye have entered into their labor.

American Standard Version

I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor.

Amplified

I sent you to reap [a crop] for which you have not worked. Others have worked and you have been privileged to reap the results of their work.”

An Understandable Version

I sent you [disciples] to harvest [a crop] that you did not work on; other people have done the work and you have reaped the results of their work." [Note: This is probably an allusion to the preliminary work of preaching done by John, the Immerser, with results occurring under the preaching of the apostles].

Anderson New Testament

I have sent you to reap that on which you bestowed no labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.

Bible in Basic English

I sent you to get in grain which you had no hand in planting: other men did that work, and you take the reward.

Common New Testament

I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labor."

Daniel Mace New Testament

I sent you to reap where you bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and you are entred into their labours.

Darby Translation

I have sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others have laboured, and ye have entered into their labours.

Godbey New Testament

I have sent you to reap that upon which you have never labored: others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.

Goodspeed New Testament

I have sent you to reap a harvest on which you have not worked. Other men have worked and you have profited by their work."

John Wesley New Testament

I have sent you to reap that whereon ye have bestowed no labour: others have laboured, and ye are entered into their labour.

Julia Smith Translation

I sent you to reap that with which ye have not been wearied: some have been wearied, and others have come into their labor.

King James 2000

I sent you to reap that on which you bestowed no labor: other men labored, and you are entered into their labors.

Lexham Expanded Bible

I sent you to reap what you did not work for; others have worked, and you have entered into their work."

Modern King James verseion

I sent you to reap that on which you bestowed no labor. Other men labored, and you have entered into their labor.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor. Other men laboured; And ye are entered into their labors."

Moffatt New Testament

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."

Montgomery New Testament

I sent you to reap a crop on which you have not toiled. Others have toiled, and you have reaped the benefit of their toil."

NET Bible

I sent you to reap what you did not work for; others have labored and you have entered into their labor."

New Heart English Bible

I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor."

Noyes New Testament

I have sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored. Others have labored, and ye have entered into their labor.

Sawyer New Testament

I have sent you to reap that on which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labor.

The Emphasized Bible

I, sent you forth, to be reaping that whereon, ye, have not toiled: Others, have toiled, and, ye, into their toil, have entered.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

I have sent you to reap that on which ye have bestowed no labour: others have laboured, and ye have entered into their labour.

Twentieth Century New Testament

I have sent you to reap that on which you have spent no labor; others have labored, and you have entered upon the results of their labor."

Webster

I sent you to reap that on which ye bestowed no labor: other men labored, and ye have entered into their labors.

Weymouth New Testament

I sent you to reap a harvest which is not the result of your own labours. Others have laboured, and you are getting benefit from their labours."

Williams New Testament

I have sent you to reap a harvest which you have not labored to make. Other men have labored, but you have reaped the results of their labors."

World English Bible

I sent you to reap that for which you haven't labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor."

Worrell New Testament

I sent you to reap that on which ye bestowed no labor; others have labored, and ye entered into their labor."

Worsley New Testament

in as much as I have sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured: others have laboured, and ye are entered into their labors.

Youngs Literal Translation

I sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others laboured, and ye into their labour have entered.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I
ἐγώ 
Ego 
I, my, me, not tr
Usage: 174

ἀποστέλλω 
Apostello 
Usage: 73

you
ὑμᾶς 
Humas 
you, ye, for your sakes Trans, not tr,
Usage: 314

to reap
θερίδω 
therizo 
Usage: 11

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

ye
ὑμείς 
Humeis 
ὑμείς 
Humeis 
ye, ye yourselves, you, not tr
ye, ye yourselves, you, not tr
Usage: 120
Usage: 120

κοπιάω 
Kopiao 
Usage: 17

no
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

κοπιάω 
Kopiao 
Usage: 17

ἄλλος 
Allos 
Usage: 119

κοπιάω 
Kopiao 
Usage: 17

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

εἰσέρχομαι 
Eiserchomai 
enter, go, come in, go in, enter in, come, arise
Usage: 120

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267


Usage: 0

Context Readings

The Disciples And The Harvest

37 For in this case the saying is true: ‘One sows and another reaps.’ 38 I sent you to reap what you didn’t labor for; others have labored, and you have benefited from their labor.” 39 Now many Samaritans from that town believed in Him because of what the woman said when she testified, “He told me everything I ever did.”


Cross References

Acts 8:14-17

When the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had welcomed God’s message, they sent Peter and John to them.

2 Chronicles 36:15

But Yahweh, the God of their ancestors sent word against them by the hand of His messengers, sending them time and time again, for He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place.

Jeremiah 44:4

So I sent you all My servants the prophets time and time again, saying: Don’t do this detestable thing that I hate.

Matthew 3:1-6

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Wilderness of Judea

Matthew 4:23

Jesus was going all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

Matthew 11:8-13

What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? Look, those who wear soft clothes are in kings’ palaces.

John 1:7

He came as a witness
to testify about the light,
so that all might believe through him.

Acts 2:41

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them.

Acts 4:4

But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to about 5,000.

Acts 4:32

Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.

Acts 5:14

Believers were added to the Lord in increasing numbers—crowds of both men and women.

Acts 6:7

So the preaching about God flourished, the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

Acts 8:4-8

So those who were scattered went on their way preaching the message of good news.

Acts 10:37-38

You know the events that took place throughout Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John preached:

Acts 10:42-43

He commanded us to preach to the people and to solemnly testify that He is the One appointed by God to be the Judge of the living and the dead.

1 Peter 1:11-12

They inquired into what time or what circumstances the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when He testified in advance to the messianic sufferings and the glories that would follow.

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