For herein (εν γαρ τουτω). In this relation between the sower and the reaper.

The saying (ο λογος). Like […

That saying. That proverb. This proverb is found in some of the Greek writers (Grotius). Similar proverbs were in use among the J…

In this that saying is true—that is, true in the deeper sense of the word (Compare to the note on John 1:9)—it finds its realizati…

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 …

For in this is the saying true. This was a common proverb, by which He showed that many men frequently receive the fruit of others' labor,…

And herein is that saying true
This verifies that proverbial expression so much in use, and which may be applied to …

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,…