John 4:36

Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus speaks to his disciples while they are in Samaria, addressing their surprise that he is talking to a Samaritan woman and redirecting their attention to the spiritual readiness of the surrounding fields.

The words — μισθὸν (misthon) = reward or wages; καρπὸν (karpon) = fruit or crop.

The thread — The text directly quotes the proverb “One sows and another reaps” in John 4:37, and the preceding verse (John 4:35) establishes the harvest metaphor that frames this exchange.

Why it lands — The verse commands the reader to recognize that spiritual readiness does not wait for a traditional timeline, and that those who prepare the ground and those who bring in the harvest share in the same outcome.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

Cross-references

James 5:19 My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
1 Corinthians 3:5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
Romans 1:13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Daniel 12:3 Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
1 Corinthians 9:19 Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
Philippians 2:15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
1 Timothy 4:16 Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.