# John 4.34

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 32. But he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">I have meat to eat that ye know not.</span> 33. The disciples therefore said one to another, Hath any man brought him aught to eat?
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> **34. Jesus saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.</span>**
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> 35. <span class="rl-speech">Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white already unto harvest.</span> 36. <span class="rl-speech">He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.</span> (John 4:32-36, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 32. But he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“I have food to eat that you don’t know about.”</span> 33. The disciples therefore said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?”
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> **34. Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.</span>**
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> 35. <span class="rl-speech">Don’t you say, ‘There are yet four months until the harvest?’ Behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and look at the fields, that they are white for harvest already.</span> 36. <span class="rl-speech">He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.</span> (John 4:32-36, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 32. But he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">I have meat to eat that ye know not of.</span> 33. Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
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> **34. Jesus saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.</span>**
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> 35. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 36. <span class="rl-speech">And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.</span> (John 4:32-36, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 32. and he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'I have food to eat that ye have not known.'</span> 33. The disciples then said one to another, 'Did any one bring him anything to eat?'
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> **34. Jesus saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'My food is, that I may do the will of Him who sent me, and may finish His work;</span>**
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> 35. <span class="rl-speech">do not say that it is yet four months, and the harvest cometh; lo, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and see the fields, that they are white unto harvest already.</span> 36. <span class="rl-speech">'And he who is reaping doth receive a reward, and doth gather fruit to life age-during, that both he who is sowing and he who is reaping may rejoice together;</span> (John 4:32-36, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G2424 - Iesous](/codex/g2424-iesous/), *Iesous*, Strong's G2424
- [G3004 - lego](/codex/g3004-lego/), *lego*, Strong's G3004

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 4](/codex/john-4/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.