The true word: one sows and another reaps
For here the saying is true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’
So it is clear: after the prophetic sowing comes the apostolic harvest — one sows, another reaps.
Greek
Ἦν γὰρ τούτῳ ὁ λόγος ἐστὶν ἀληθινὸς ὅτι ἄλλος ἐστὶν ὁ σπείρων καὶ ἄλλος ὁ θερίζων.
οὕτω δῆλον πῶς ἄλλος ὁ σπείρων καὶ ἄλλος ὁ θερίζων ἐν τῇ ἀποστολικῇ θερισμῷ μετὰ τὸν προφητικὸν σπόρον.
About this text
Origen’s Commentary on John, Book 13 (later tomoi). Complete on this page: §§1–64.
English follows Preuschen, Origenes Werke IV (GCS 10, 1903). Heine FOTC was not used as wording. This page is Book 13 §§1–64 of the later books (13, 19, 20, 28, 32).
Witnesses
- Copy-text Preuschen, Origenes Werke IV = GCS 10 (1903) (Greek · Book 13 §§1–64)
English is newly prepared for study from the stated edition. Open Greek on each section for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.