John 4:35

Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples immediately after defining His sustenance as accomplishing God’s will, at the moment they return from purchasing provisions.

The words — ἔτι (eti) translates as "yet" or "still," and τετραμηνὸς (tetramēnos) means "four months," marking the conventional agricultural delay the disciples expect.

The thread — The harvest imagery aligns with the parallel appeals in Matthew 9:37 and Luke 10:2 about abundant crops and scarce laborers, while John 4:30 records the immediate response of the Samaritan townspeople to Jesus.

Why it lands — The text commands lifting eyes to observe present readiness rather than waiting for a future season, requiring the reader to act on immediate spiritual opportunity.

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The Greek words

King James Version

Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

Cross-references

Luke 10:2 And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
Matthew 9:37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
John 4:30 So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.