Matthew 9:36
And having seen the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, that they were faint and cast aside, as sheep not having a shepherd,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
37then saith he to his disciples, 'The harvest indeed [is] abundant, but the workmen few;
Cross References
1 Kings 22:17And he saith, 'I have seen all Israel scattered on the hills as sheep that have no shepherd, and Jehovah saith, These have no master; they turn back each to his house in peace.'
Isaiah 56:9Every beast of the field, Come to devour, every beast in the forest.
Ezekiel 34:3The fat ye do eat, and the wool ye put on, The fed one ye slaughter, the flock ye feed not.
Zechariah 11:16For lo, I am raising up a shepherd in the land, The cut off he doth not inspect, The shaken off he doth not seek, And the broken he doth not heal, The standing he doth not sustain, And the flesh of the fat he doth eat, And their hoofs he doth break off.
Matthew 10:6and be going rather unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew 15:24and he answering 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 →