Matthew 9:36
When he saw the crowds, Jesus was deeply moved with compassion for them, because they were troubled and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
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37He told his disciples, “The harvest is large, but there are only a few workers.
Cross References
1 Kings 22:17So Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep without a shepherd. The Lord said, ‘These people have no master; let each of them go home in peace.’”
Isaiah 56:9Come, wild animals, wild animals of the countryside and forests, come and eat my people!
Ezekiel 34:3You eat the cream, you use the wool for clothes, and you slaughter the fattened sheep, but you don't feed the flock.
Zechariah 11:16For I am placing a shepherd in charge of the land who won't care for those who are dying, or look for the lost, or heal the injured, or feed the healthy. Instead he will eat the meat from the fattest sheep. He even tears their hooves off.
Matthew 10:6You are to go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew 15:24“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel,” Jesus said to the woman.
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 →