John 4:36

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὁ θερίζων μισθὸν λαμβάνει, καὶ συνάγει καρπὸν εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον: ἵνα καὶ ὁ σπείρων ὁμοῦ χαίρῃ καὶ ὁ θερίζων.

Transliteration

And the one-therizōn misthon lambanei, and synagei karpon into zōēn aiōnion: hina also the one-speirōn homou chairē also the one-therizōn.

Grammar Details

Καὶ: conjunction - and
ὁ θερίζων: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular with article - the one harvesting/reaping
*misthon*: accusative, masculine, singular - wages/reward
*lambanei*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - receives/takes
*synagei*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - gathers/collects
*karpon*: accusative, masculine, singular - fruit/harvest
εἰς: preposition - into/for
*zōēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - life
*aiōnion*: accusative, feminine, singular - eternal
*hina*: conjunction introducing purpose clause - so that/in order that
ὁ σπείρων: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular with article - the one sowing
*homou*: adverb - together
*chairē*: present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular - may rejoice

Word Meanings

*misthon*: wages/reward/payment
*karpon*: fruit/produce/harvest/result
*zōēn aiōnion*: eternal life/life of the age to come
*homou*: together/at the same time/jointly

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Referenced Verses

Rom 1:13 : 13 And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the Gentiles.
Rom 6:22 : 22 But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.
1 Cor 3:5-9 : 5 What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? {G235} {G2228} Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him. 6 I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are God's fellow-workers: ye are God's husbandry, God's building.
1 Cor 9:19-23 : 19 For though I was free from all [men,] I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more. 20 And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; 21 to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law. 22 To the weak I became {G5613} weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some. 23 And I do all things for the gospel's sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof.
Phil 2:15-16 : 15 that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world, 16 holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.
1 Thess 2:19 : 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus {G5547} at his coming?
1 Tim 4:16 : 16 Take heed to thyself, and to thy teaching. Continue in these things; for in doing this thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.
2 Tim 4:7-8 : 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith: 8 henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.
Jas 5:19-20 : 19 My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him; 20 let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.
Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.
Dan 12:3 : 3 And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

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