John 4:34
32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
35 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.
36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
- KJV
- Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
- WEB
- Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
- ASV
- Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.
- DARBY
- Jesus says to them, My food is that I should do the will of him that has sent me, and that I should finish his work.
- BLB
- Jesus says to them, “My food is that I should do the will of the One having sent Me and should finish His work.
- ÅB
- Jesus sier til dem: Min mat er å gjøre hans vilje som har sendt meg, og å fullføre hans gjerning.
- OTB
- «Min mat,» sa Jesus, «er å gjøre viljen til ham som har sendt meg, og fullføre hans verk.
- B1930
- Jesus sier til dem: Min mat er å gjøre hans vilje som har sendt mig, og å fullføre hans gjerning.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 6:38
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Read in contextJohn 5:30
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
Read in contextJob 23:12
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Read in contextJohn 17:4
I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
Read in contextJohn 19:30
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
Read in contextMatthew 26:39
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Read in contextJohn 4:32
But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
Read in contextJohn 5:36
But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
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