As the barley harvest in Palestine came in about the middle of April, this time, four months earlier, was the middle of December, the end of the first year of our Lord’s public life.(44) 36. Et qui metit, mercedem 36. And he that reapeth accipit, et congregat fructum receiveth wages, and gathereth in vitam aeternam: ut, et qui fruit unto life everlasting: seminat, simul gaudeat, et qui that both he that soweth, and metit. he that reapeth, may rejoice together. 36. He encourages His disciples to the work; in saving others they save themselves. 37. In hoc enim est verbum 37. For in this is the saying verum: quia alius est qui true: that it is one man that seminat, et alius est qui soweth, and it is another that metit. reapeth. 38. Ego misi vos metere quod 38. I have sent you to reap vos non laborastis: alii that in which you did not laboraverunt, et vos in labour: others have laboured, labores: eorum introistis. and you have entered into their labours. 37‐38. The Prophets and Doctors of the old Law had prepared the way for the Apostles and disciples of Christ; had ploughed and sown where they were now to reap. *I have sent you.* Mald., who holds that this is not the same journey with that referred to in Matt. iv. 12, Mark i. 14, and that the Apostles were already formally called by Christ, understands “I have sent” of an action already completed by Christ. As, however, it is more probable that the Apostles were not yet formally called (see Matt. iv. 12, 18; x. 1), it is better to understand this, with A Lap., of the Divine decree to send the Apostles on their mission afterwards. 39. Ex civitate autem illa 39. Now of that city many of multi crediderunt in eum the Samaritans believed in Samaritanorum, propter verbum him, for the word of the woman mulieris testimonium giving testimony: He told me perhibentis: Quia dixit mihi all things whatsoever I have omnia quaecumque feci. done. 40. Cum venissent ergo ad 40. So when the Samaritans illum Samaritani, rogaverunt were come to him, they desired eum ut ibi maneret. Et mansit him that he would tarry there. ibi duos dies. And he abode there two days. 41. Et multo plures 41. And many more believed in crediderunt in eum propter him because of his own word. sermonem eius. 39‐41. Many believed in Him on account of what the woman told them, and, after He had remained two days in Sichar, many more on account of His discourses.