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He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
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The Reward of Ministry
Commentators explain that the "wages" for spiritual labor are not about earning salvation but about the profound joy of the work itself. The true reward is gathering "fruit unto life eternal"—seeing people come to faith. This eternal outcome is the greatest possible compensation for those who share the gospel.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He that reapeth. He who gathers the harvest, or he who so preaches that souls are converted to Christ.
Receiveth wages. Th…
Already he that reapeth receiveth wages (ηδη ο θεριζων μισθον λαμβανε). The spiritual harvester can gather his harvest without wai…
19th Century
Anglican
And he that reapeth.—The wages of the reaper is the joy—the greatest that the heart can know—of gathering others, as peop…
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Baptist
And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. …
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 …
16th Century
Protestant
He who reaps receives reward. He proves by another argument how diligently we ought to devote ourselves to the work of God: namely, becaus…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Since the disciples were slow to understand the Lord’s figure of speech, the Lord now explains it.
First, we have its explanation,…
