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I sent (εγω απεστειλα). Emphatic use of εγω and first aorist active indicative of αποστελλω common in John for to send.
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
I sent you. In the commission given to you to preach the gospel. You have not labored or toiled in preparing the way for the great harvest…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
I sent you to reap . . .—The pronouns are again emphatic. I sent you to reap; and the statement is of w…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
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…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
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…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
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 …
John Gill
JohnGill
I sent you to reap
To preach the Gospel, and gather in souls by your ministry; referring to the mission of them in (…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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Since the disciples were slow to understand the Lord’s figure of speech, the Lord now explains it.
First, we have its explanation,…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson