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…

I sent you to reap . . .—The pronouns are again emphatic. I sent you to reap; and the statement is of w…

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 …

I sent you to reap
To preach the Gospel, and gather in souls by your ministry; referring to the mission of them in (…

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,…