John 4:37

For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.
John 4:37
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἐν γὰρ τούτῳ ὁ λόγος ἐστὶν ἀληθινός, ὅτι ἄλλος ἐστὶν ὁ σπείρων καὶ ἄλλος ὁ θερίζων.

  1. ἐνen“In”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. τούτῳtoutō“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  4. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. λόγοςlogos“saying”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “word” · Strong's G3056
  6. ἐστὶνestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  7. ἀληθινός,alēthinos“true”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀληθινός · “true” · Strong's G0228
  8. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  9. ἄλλοςallos“One”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “another” · Strong's G0243
  10. ἐστὶνestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  11. ὁho“who”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. σπείρωνspeirōn“is sowing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from σπείρω · “to sow” · Strong's G4687
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. ἄλλοςallos“another”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “another” · Strong's G0243
  15. ὁho“[is] the [one] who”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. θερίζων.therizōn“is reaping.”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from θερίζω · “to reap” · Strong's G2325
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)