King James Version
John 4:37 in the King James Version says “And herein is that saying true, One soweth , and another reapeth.” — study this verse from John chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And herein is that saying true, One soweth , and another reapeth.”
John 4:37 · KJV
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
And herein is that saying true, One soweth , and another reapeth.
I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G1063properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
“that saying”
G3056something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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