John 4:36 joh 4:36he that reapeth, &c.--As our Lord could not mean that the reaper only, and not the sower, received wages, in the sense of personal reward for his work, the wages" here can be no other than the joy of having such a harvest to gather in--the joy of gathering fruit unto life eternal. rejoice together--The blessed issue of the whole ingathering is the interest alike of the sower