Matthew 9:36
But when he saw the multitudes, he felt compassion for them, because they were troubled and dejected, as sheep having no shepherd.
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In Context
37Then he says to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the workmen are few.
Cross References
1 Kings 22:17And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And LORD said, These have no master, let them return every man to his house in peace.
Isaiah 56:9All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, [yea], all ye beasts in the forest.
Ezekiel 34:3Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe yourselves with the wool. Ye kill the fatlings, but ye do not feed the sheep.
Zechariah 11:16For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those who are cut off, nor will he seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound, but he will eat the flesh of the fat,
Matthew 10:6but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew 15:24But having answered, he said, I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 9:36-38
Jesus Preaching throughout the Country. 35 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. 36 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. 37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,… Read the whole commentary →