Already he that reapeth receiveth wages (ηδη ο θεριζων μισθον λαμβανε). The spiritual harvester can gather his harvest without wai…

He that reapeth. He who gathers the harvest, or he who so preaches that souls are converted to Christ.

Receiveth wages. Th…

And he that reapeth.—The wages of the reaper is the joy—the greatest that the heart can know—of gathering others, as peop…

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 ca…

St. John Chrysostom: He now goes on to explain what the will of the Father is: “Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months…

The disciples would not have to wait indefinitely for the result of their mission; the sowing and reaping could go on together. Jesus implied that …

He who reaps receives reward. He proves by another argument how diligently we ought to devote ourselves to the work of God: namely, becaus…

And he that reaps receives wages
Angels are sometimes called reapers, and so are ministers of the Gospel here. The works and m…

The disciples wondered that Christ talked so with a Samaritan. Yet they knew it was for some good reason and for some good end. So, when particular…

1. Since the disciples were slow to understand the Lord’s figure of speech, the Lord now explains it.

   First, we have its explanation,…