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John 4:34 KJV
John · chapter 4 · verse 34
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.John 4:34 · King James Version
John 4:34 in context
32But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
33Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
35Say 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.
36And 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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Key words (Strong's)
- finishteleioōto make perfect, complete, to carry through completely, to accomplish, finish, bring to…G5048 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- saithlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- meatbrōmathat which is eaten, foodG1033 →
- sentpempōto send, to bid a thing to be carried to one, to send a thing into anotherG3992 →
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We have here the remainder of the story of what happened when Christ was in Samaria, after the long conference he had with the woman. I. The interruption given to this discourse by the disciples' coming. It is probable that much more was said than is recorded;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 27-42