King James Version

John 4:37

And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “[is] the [one] who” (ὁ) before is reaping here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἐνenhereinἐνpreposition — “herein”G1722in, on, among.hereinγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λόγοςlogosthat sayingλόγοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that saying”, the subject formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.that sayingἐστὶνestinsowethεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “soweth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.sowethἀληθινὸςalēthinostrueἀληθινόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “true”, the subject formG228true (lit: made of truth), real, genuine.This verse uses “true”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιadverb — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Ἄλλοςallosanotherἄλλοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “another”, the subject formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.anotherἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σπείρωνspeirōnto sowσπείρω (speirō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to sow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.This verse uses “sow”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἄλλοςallosanotherἄλλοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “another”, the subject formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θερίζωνtherizōnreapethθερίζω (therizō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “reapeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2325I reap, gather, harvest.reapeth

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for in this the saying is the true one, that one is the sower and another the reaper.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

Young’s Literal Translation

for in this the saying is the true one, that one is the sower and another the reaper.

World English Bible

For in this the saying is true , ‘ One sows , and another reaps .’

Darby Translation

For in this is [verified] the true saying, It is one who sows and another who reaps.

Douay-Rheims

For in this is the saying true: That it is one man that soweth, and it is another that reapeth.

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