John Chapter 4, Verse 38
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38: εγω απεστειλα υμας θεριζειν ο ουχ υμεις κεκοπιακατε αλλοι κεκοπιακασιν και υμεις εις τον κοπον αυτων εισεληλυθατε
38: I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other
men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
38: I have sent you to reap that in which you did not labour. Others
have laboured: and you have entered into their labours.
I sent you. In the commission given you to preach the gospel. You have not labored or toiled in preparing the way for the great harvest which is now to be gathered in.
Other men labored.
(1.) The prophets, who long labored to prepare the way for the coming of the Messiah.
(2.) The teachers among the Jews, who have read and explained the law and taught the people.
(3.) John the Baptist, who came to prepare the way. And,
(4.) The Saviour himself, who by his personal ministry taught the people, and prepared them for the success which was to attend the preaching of the apostles. Especially did Jesus lay the foundation for the rapid and extensive spread of the gospel. He saw comparatively little fruit of his ministry. He confined his labours to Judea, and even there he was occupied in sowing seed which chiefly sprang up after his death.
