Matthew 9:37 · KJV
“Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly {is} plenteous, but the labourers {are} few;”
— Matthew 9:37
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. {fainted...: or, were tired and lay down}
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Matthew 9 — Context
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
36But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. {fainted...: or, were tired and lay down}
37Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly {is} plenteous, but the labourers {are} few;
38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Cross References
Luke 10:2
Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly {is} great, but the labourers {are} few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Mark 16:15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, {ye are} God's building. {husbandry: or, tillage}
John 4:35-36
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.
Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: {teach...: or, make disciples, or, Christians of all nations}
2 Corinthians 6:1
We then, {as} workers together {with him}, beseech {you} also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
Luke 24:47
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Psalms 68:11
The Lord gave the word: great {was} the company of those that published {it}. {company: Heb. army}