John 4:37 meaning and explanation
For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.
John 4:37, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to his disciples beside Jacob's well in Samaria, just after the Samaritan woman has returned to town and the townspeople are coming out to him. He has told them the fields are ripe for harvest, and here he applies a common proverb to the mission ahead: the sower and the reaper are different people, yet both share the joy of the crop.
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