17 So he said,

“I saw all Israel
Scattered on the mountains,
(A)Like sheep which have no shepherd.
And the Lord said, ‘These have no master.
Let each of them return to his house in peace.’”

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They were (A)scattered for lack of a shepherd, and they became (B)food for every beast of the field and were scattered.

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36 (A)Seeing the [a]people, He felt compassion for them, (B)because they were [b]distressed and [c]dispirited like sheep [d]without a shepherd.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:36 Lit crowds
  2. Matthew 9:36 Or harassed
  3. Matthew 9:36 Lit thrown down
  4. Matthew 9:36 Lit not having

34 When Jesus went [a]ashore, He (A)saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because (B)they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.

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  1. Mark 6:34 Lit out