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John 4:34
Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
John 4:34 · Berean Standard Bible
John 4:34 in other translations
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.
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In context
31 Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
32 But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
33 So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”
34 Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
36 Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
37 For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.
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