John 4:37
In this the saying is a true one, One does the planting, and another gets in the grain.
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Referenced Verses
- Mic 6:15 : 15 You will put in seed, but you will not get in the grain; you will be crushing olives, but your bodies will not be rubbed with the oil; and you will get in the grapes, but you will have no wine.
- Job 31:8 : 8 Let me put seed in the earth for another to have the fruit of it, and let my produce be uprooted.
- Judg 6:3 : 3 And whenever Israel's grain was planted, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east came up against them;
- Luke 19:21 : 21 Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed.
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- John 4:35-362 verses90%
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.
36 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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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.
- 1 Cor 3:7-82 verses78%
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.
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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.
- Gal 6:7-93 verses77%
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.
- 1 Cor 15:36-372 verses76%
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;
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14 The seed is the word.
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8 What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.
- Ps 126:5-62 verses75%
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.
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6 It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.
- Mark 4:3-42 verses74%
3 A man went out to put seed in the earth:
4 And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.
- 1 Cor 9:10-112 verses74%
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?
- Mark 4:28-292 verses74%
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.
- Matt 9:37-382 verses73%
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.
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7 He who gets in the grain has no use for it; and they do not make bands of it for the grain-stems.
- Matt 13:29-302 verses73%
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.
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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;
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6 They get mixed grain from the field, and they take away the late fruit from the vines of those who have wealth.
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8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.
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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.
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18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.
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37 And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.
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8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.
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37 And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;
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6 In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that--or if the two will be equally good.
- Mark 4:25-262 verses71%
25 He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.
26 And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
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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.
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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.
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7 For they have been planting the wind, and their fruit will be the storm; his grain has no stem, it will give no meal, and if it does, a strange nation will take it.
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27 And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, Sir, did you not put good seed in your field? how then has it evil plants?
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9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their work.
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4 He who is watching the wind will not get the seed planted, and he who is looking at the clouds will not get in the grain.
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4 And he said to them, Go into the vine-garden with the others, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went to work.
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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.
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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.
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24 And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:
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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.
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5 A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.