John 4:27-38 - The Disciples And The Harvest

27 And upon this came his disciples, and wondered that he talked with the woman: yet no one said, What art thou seeking? or, Why art thou talking with her?

28 Then the woman left her pitcher, and went into the city, and said to the men, 29 Come with me; behold a man, who told me all things that I ever did: is not this the Messiah? 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

31 In the mean time his disciples invited him, saying, Rabbi, eat.

32 But he said to them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

33 Then said his disciples to each other, Hath any person brought him ought to eat?

34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. 35 Do ye not say, That yet there are four months, and then the harvest cometh? behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and look upon the fields; for they are now white for 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. 37 For herein is the saying true, That one soweth and another reapeth. 38 I have sent you to reap that on which ye have bestowed no labour: others have laboured, and ye have entered into their labour.