The Disciples Return and Marvel

JHN 4:27

KJV

And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

BSB

Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”

Koinōnos

And at that moment his disciples arrived and were amazed that he was speaking with a woman — yet no one said, "What do you seek?" or "Why are you speaking with her?

JHN 4:28

KJV

The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,

BSB

Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,

Koinōnos

So the woman left her water pot and went into the city and said to the men,

JHN 4:29

KJV

Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

BSB

“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

Koinōnos

Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?

JHN 4:30

KJV

Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

BSB

So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.

Koinōnos

They left the city and were coming to him.

JHN 4:31

KJV

In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

BSB

Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

Koinōnos

In the meantime his disciples were urging him, saying, "Rabbi, eat.

JHN 4:32

KJV

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

BSB

But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

Koinōnos

But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you do not know about.

JHN 4:33

KJV

Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?

BSB

So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”

Koinōnos

So the disciples said to one another, "Has someone brought him something to eat?

JHN 4:34

KJV

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

BSB

Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

Koinōnos

Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to finish his work.

JHN 4:35

KJV

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.

BSB

Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.

Koinōnos

Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, then comes the harvest'? Look, I say to you: lift up your eyes and see the fields — they are white for harvest, already.

JHN 4:36

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.

BSB

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

Koinōnos

The reaper is receiving wages and gathering fruit into eternal life, so that the sower and reaper may rejoice together.

JHN 4:37

KJV

And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

BSB

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

Koinōnos

For in this the saying holds true: 'One sows, and another reaps.

JHN 4:38

KJV

I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

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.”

Koinōnos

I sent you to reap that for which you have not toiled with exhausting labor. Others have toiled with exhausting labor, and you have entered into their toil.