Luke 10:2
And he was saying unto them—The harvest, indeed, is, great, but, the labourers, few; beg ye, therefore, of the Lord of the harvest, that he would thrust forth, labourers, into his harvest.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
3Withdraw! Lo! I send you forth as lambs amid wolves.
Cross References
Numbers 11:17Then will I come down, and speak with thee there, and will take of the spirit that is upon thee and put upon them,—and they shall carry, with thee, the burden of the people, and, thou, shalt not carry it by thyself.
1 Kings 18:22Then said Elijah unto the people—I, am left, Yahweh’s, only, prophet,—but, the prophets of Baal, are four hundred and fifty men.
Psalms 68:11Let, My Lord, but give the word, The herald bands, will be a mighty host:
Jeremiah 3:15and will give you shepherds according to mine own heart,—who will feed you with knowledge and discretion.
Zechariah 11:5Whose, buyers, slay them, and are not held guilty, and whose, sellers, say—Blessed be Yahweh, that I am become rich, And so, their own shepherds, have no pity upon them.
Matthew 9:36But, seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion concerning them, because they were torn and thrown down, like sheep hating no shepherd.
Matthew Henry on Luke 10:2-17
The Mission of the Seventy. 1 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. 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. 3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. 5 And into… Read the whole commentary →