John 4:38

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • John 1:7 : 7 He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.
  • Acts 8:14-17 : 14 Now when the Apostles at Jerusalem had news that the people of Samaria had taken the word of God into their hearts, they sent to them Peter and John; 15 Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them: 16 For up to that time he had not come on any of them; only baptism had been given to them in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.
  • Matt 11:8-9 : 8 But what went you out to see? a man delicately clothed? Those who have fair robes are in kings' houses. 9 But why did you go out? to see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. 10 This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you. 11 Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist till now, the kingdom of heaven is forcing its way in, and men of force take it. 13 For all the prophets and the law were in force till John.
  • Acts 10:37-38 : 37 That word you yourselves have knowledge of, which was made public through all Judaea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism of which John was the preacher, 38 About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for God was with him.
  • Acts 10:42-43 : 42 And he gave us orders to give news of this to the people, and to give public witness that this is he whom God has made judge of the living and the dead. 43 To him all the prophets give witness, that through his name everyone who has faith in him will have forgiveness of sins.
  • 1 Pet 1:11-12 : 11 Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them. 12 And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.
  • Acts 2:41 : 41 Then those who gave hearing to his words had baptism: and about three thousand souls were joined to them that day.
  • Acts 4:4 : 4 But a number of those who gave hearing to the word had faith; and they were now about five thousand.
  • Acts 4:32 : 32 And all those who were of the faith were one in heart and soul: and not one of them said that any of the things which he had was his property only; but they had all things in common.
  • Acts 5:14 : 14 And a great number of men and women had faith, and were joined to the Lord;
  • Acts 6:7 : 7 And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.
  • Acts 8:4-8 : 4 But those who had gone in flight went everywhere preaching the word. 5 And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ. 6 And all the people gave attention to the words which Philip said, when they saw the signs which he did. 7 For unclean spirits came out from those who had them, crying with a loud voice; and a number of those who were ill and broken in body were made well. 8 And there was much joy in that town.
  • 2 Chr 36:15 : 15 And the Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them by his servants, sending early and frequently, because he had pity on his people and on his living-place;
  • Jer 44:4 : 4 And I sent all my servants the prophets to you, getting up early and sending them, saying, Do not do this disgusting thing which is hated by me.
  • Matt 3:1-6 : 1 And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea, 2 Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near. 3 For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight. 4 Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan; 6 And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.
  • Matt 4:23 : 23 And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people.

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    34Jesus said, My food is to do the pleasure of him who sent me and to make his work complete.

    35You 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.

    36He 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.

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

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

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

  • Luke 10:2
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    2And 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.

  • Matt 20:4
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    4And 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.

  • John 4:39
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    39Now a number of the people of that town had faith in him because of the woman's witness: He has been talking to me of everything I ever did.

  • Matt 20:6-8
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    6And about the eleventh hour he went out and saw others doing nothing; and he says to them, Why are you here all the day doing nothing?

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

    8And when evening came, the lord of the vine-garden said to his manager, Let the workers come, and give them their payment, from the last to the first.

  • 1 Cor 3:8-9
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    8Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.

    9For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building.

  • Matt 25:26
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    26But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,

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

  • Jas 5:4
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    4See, 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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    27And 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?

    28And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?

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  • Mark 4:3
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    3A man went out to put seed in the earth:

  • 2 Cor 9:6
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    6But 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.

  • Matt 20:2
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  • Mark 4:28-29
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    28The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.

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

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    28Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest.

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    28But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.

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    11If 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 4:14
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    14The seed is the word.

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    24And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work:

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  • Gal 6:8
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    28Then they said to him, How may we do the works of God?

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    21Because 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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    40He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.

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

  • Luke 8:5
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    5A 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.

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