John

John 4:34–35

³⁴Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. ³⁵Do 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^d for harvest.

Footnotes

d 4:35 Literally white

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John 4:34

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
explained	Λέγει	Legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
My	Ἐμὸν	Emon	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 1st Person Singular	G1699 mine
food	βρῶμά	brōma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1033 food of any kind
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
do	ποιήσω	poiēsō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
will	θέλημα	thelēma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2307 will, wish, desire
of Him who	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
sent	πέμψαντός	pempsantos	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3992 I send
Me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to finish	τελειώσω	teleiōsō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular	G5048 I complete, accomplish, make perfect
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
work	ἔργον	ergon	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2041 work, labor, action, deed

John 4:35

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
not	οὐχ	ouch	Adverb	G3756 no, not
say	λέγετε	legete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3004 I say, speak
There are	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
still	Ἔτι	Eti	Adverb	G2089 still, yet, even now
four months	τετράμηνός	tetramēnos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5072 of four months
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
harvest	θερισμὸς	therismos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2326 reaping, harvest
I tell	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
lift up	ἐπάρατε	eparate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1869 I raise, lift up
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
eyes	ὀφθαλμοὺς	ophthalmous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3788 the eye
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
look at	θεάσασθε	theasasthe	Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G2300 I see, behold, contemplate, visit
the	τὰς	tas	Article - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
fields	χώρας	chōras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5561 region, land, fields
for	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
they are	εἰσιν	eisin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
ripe	λευκαί	leukai	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3022 white, bright
for	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
harvest	θερισμόν	therismon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2326 reaping, harvest

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John 4:34 John 6:38 · John 5:30 · Job 23:12 · John 17:4 · John 4:32 · John 19:30 · Matthew 26:39 · John 5:36 · Luke 19:10 · Psalm 40:8 · Hebrews 12:2 · Luke 15:10

John 4:35 Luke 10:2–3 · Matthew 9:37–38

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.