Matthew 9:36

The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few

36 o When he saw the crowds, p he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, q like sheep without a shepherd.

  1. Cross References
    Matthew 14:14
    When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
  2. Cross References
    Mark 6:34
    When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
  3. Cross References
    Numbers 27:17
    Who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be as sheep that have no shepherd.
    1 Kings 22:17
    And he said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, 'These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.'
    Ezekiel 34:5
    So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild beasts.
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