Key Verse Spotlight
John 4:34 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.”
John 4:34
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him {ought} to eat?
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and {then} cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
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