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- 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?
- The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
- Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
- Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
- In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
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- Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, "What do you want?" or "Why are you talking with her?"
- Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people,
- "Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?"
- They came out of the town and made their way toward him.
- Meanwhile his disciples urged him, "Rabbi, eat something."
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- But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
- Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
- Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
- 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.
- And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
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- But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you know nothing about."
- Then his disciples said to each other, "Could someone have brought him food?"
- "My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.
- Do you not say, 'Four months more and then the harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.
- Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.
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- And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
- I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
- And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
- So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
- And many more believed because of his own word;
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- Thus 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 you have reaped the benefits of their labor."
- Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I ever did."
- So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days.
- And because of his words many more became believers.
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- And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
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- They said to the woman, "We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world."
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