John 4:38

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

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

I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”

39 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

40 So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”
KJV
I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
WEB
I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”
ASV
I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor.
DARBY
I have sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others have laboured, and ye have entered into their labours.
BLB
I sent you⁺ to reap what you⁺ have not labored for; others have labored, and you⁺ have entered into their labor.”
ÅB
Jeg har utsendt dere for å høste det som ikke dere har arbeidet med; andre har arbeidet, og dere er kommet inn i deres arbeid.
OTB
Jeg har sendt dere for å høste det dere ikke har arbeidet med. Andre har arbeidet, og dere har gått inn i deres arbeid.»
B1930
Jeg har utsendt eder for å høste det som ikke I har arbeidet med; andre har arbeidet, og I er kommet inn i deres arbeid.

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