John 4:36

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together.

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  • Rom 1:13 : 13 You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you (but till now I was kept from it), so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.
  • Rom 6:22 : 22 But now, being free from sin, and having been made servants to God, you have your fruit in that which is holy, and the end is eternal life.
  • 1 Cor 3:5-9 : 5 What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? They are but servants who gave you the good news as God gave it to them. 6 I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God gave the increase. 7 So then the planter is nothing, and the waterer is nothing; but God who gives the increase. 8 Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work. 9 For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building.
  • 1 Cor 9:19-23 : 19 For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation. 20 And to the Jews I was as a Jew, so that I might give the good news to them; to those under the law I was the same, not as being myself under the law, but so that I might give the good news to those under the law. 21 To those without the law I was as one without the law, not as being without law to God, but as under law to Christ, so that I might give the good news to those without the law. 22 To the feeble, I was as one who is feeble, so that they might have salvation: I have been all things to all men, so that some at least might have salvation. 23 And I do all things for the cause of the good news, so that I may have a part in it.
  • Phil 2:15-16 : 15 So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world, 16 Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.
  • 1 Thess 2:19 : 19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming?
  • 1 Tim 4:16 : 16 Give attention to yourself and your teaching. Go on in these things; for in doing so you will get salvation for yourself and for those who give hearing to you.
  • 2 Tim 4:7-8 : 7 I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith: 8 From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.
  • Jas 5:19-20 : 19 My brothers, if one of you has gone out of the way of the true faith and another has made him see his error, 20 Be certain that he through whom a sinner has been turned from the error of his way, keeps a soul from death and is the cause of forgiveness for sins without number.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.
  • Dan 12:3 : 3 And those who are wise will be shining like the light of the outstretched sky; and those by whom numbers have been turned to righteousness will be like the stars for ever and ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 4:37-38
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    90%

    37 In this the saying is a true one, One does the planting, and another gets in the grain.

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

  • John 4:35
    82%

    35 You would say, Four months from now is the time of the grain-cutting. Take a look, I say to you, at the fields; they are even now white for cutting.

  • Gal 6:6-9
    4 verses
    78%

    6 But let him who gets teaching in the word give a part in all good things to his teacher.

    7 Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain.

    8 Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

    9 And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
    78%

    6 But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

  • Ps 126:5-6
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    77%

    5 Those who put in seed with weeping will get in the grain with cries of joy.

    6 Though a man may go out weeping, taking his vessel of seed with him; he will come again in joy, with the corded stems of grain in his arms.

  • Matt 13:29-30
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    77%

    29 But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.

    30 Let them come up together till the getting in of the grain; and then I will say to the workers, Take up first the evil plants, and put them together for burning: but put the grain into my store-house.

  • Mark 4:28-29
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    77%

    28 The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.

    29 But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

  • 1 Cor 3:8
    77%

    8 Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.

  • 2 Tim 2:6
    76%

    6 It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.

  • 1 Cor 9:10-11
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    75%

    10 Or has he us in mind? Yes, it was said for us; because it is right for the ploughman to do his ploughing in hope, and for him who is crushing the grain to do his work hoping for a part in the fruits of it.

    11 If we have been planting the things of the Spirit for you, does it seem a great thing for you to give us a part in your things of this world?

  • Job 24:6
    75%

    6 They get mixed grain from the field, and they take away the late fruit from the vines of those who have wealth.

  • Job 4:8
    74%

    8 What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.

  • Jas 5:4
    74%

    4 See, the money which you falsely kept back from the workers cutting the grass in your field, is crying out against you; and the cries of those who took in your grain have come to the ears of the Lord of armies.

  • Mark 4:14
    73%

    14 The seed is the word.

  • Rev 14:15-16
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    73%

    15 And another angel came out from the house of God, crying with a loud voice to him who was seated on the cloud, Put in your blade, and let the grain be cut: because the hour for cutting it is come; for the grain of the earth is over-ready.

    16 And he who was seated on the cloud sent in his blade on the earth; and the grain of the earth was cut.

  • 2 Cor 9:10
    73%

    10 And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness;

  • Matt 9:37-38
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    37 Then he said to his disciples, There is much grain but not enough men to get it in.

    38 Make prayer, then, to the Lord of the grain-fields, that he may send out workers to get in his grain.

  • Mark 4:20
    73%

    20 And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.

  • Matt 13:37-40
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    73%

    37 And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;

    38 And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;

    39 And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels.

    40 As then the evil plants are got together and burned with fire, so will it be in the end of the world.

  • Ps 129:7
    73%

    7 He who gets in the grain has no use for it; and they do not make bands of it for the grain-stems.

  • Mark 4:8
    72%

    8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.

  • 1 Cor 15:36-37
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    72%

    36 Foolish man, it is necessary for the seed which you put into the earth to undergo death in order that it may come to life again:

    37 And when you put it into the earth, you do not put in the body which it will be, but only the seed, of grain or some other sort of plant;

  • 1 Tim 5:18
    72%

    18 For the Writings say, It is not right to keep the ox from taking the grain when he is crushing it. And, The worker has a right to his reward.

  • Ps 107:37
    72%

    37 And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.

  • Mark 4:3
    71%

    3 A man went out to put seed in the earth:

  • Matt 13:23-24
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    71%

    23 And the seed which was put in good earth, this is he who gives ear to the word, and gets the sense of it; who gives fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

    24 And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:

  • Prov 11:18
    71%

    18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

  • Matt 13:8
    71%

    8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

  • Luke 10:2
    71%

    2 And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.

  • Prov 10:5
    70%

    5 He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

  • Matt 20:7
    70%

    7 They say to him, Because no man has given us work. He says to them, Go in with the rest, into the vine-garden.

  • Mark 4:26
    70%

    26 And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

  • Prov 11:30
    70%

    30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

  • John 12:24
    70%

    24 Truly I say to you, If a seed of grain does not go into the earth and come to an end, it is still a seed and no more; but through its death it gives much fruit.

  • Luke 18:30
    70%

    30 Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.