John 4:38
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.

Young's Literal Translation
I sent you to reap that on which ye have not laboured; others laboured, and ye into their labour have entered.

King James Bible
I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

Greek
I
ἐγὼ (egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

sent
ἀπέστειλα (apesteila)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 649: From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.

you
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

to reap
θερίζειν (therizein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 2325: To reap, gather, harvest. From theros; to harvest.

what
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

you
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

have not worked for;
κεκοπιάκατε (kekopiakate)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2872: From a derivative of kopos; to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard.

others
ἄλλοι (alloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.

have done the hard work,
κεκοπιάκασιν (kekopiakasin)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2872: From a derivative of kopos; to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

{now} you
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

have taken up
εἰσεληλύθατε (eiselēlythate)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

labor.”
κόπον (kopon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2873: From kopto; a cut, i.e. toil, literally or figuratively; by implication, pains.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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