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Berean Standard Bible

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

John 4:36

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After the conversation at the well, Jesus tells his disciples to look at the fields. The Samaritans from the town are coming toward them.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'And he who is reaping does receive a reward, and does gather fruit to life age-during, that both he who is sowing and he who is reaping may rejoice together;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el que siega, recibe salario, y allega fruto para vida eterna; para que el que siembra también goce, y el que siega.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»El que trabaja recogiendo la cosecha ya recibe su salario y recoge la cosecha para vida eterna. Tanto el que siembra como el que cosecha se alegran juntos.

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