⁴ So Moses chiseled^(A) out two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai early in the morning, as the Lord had commanded him; and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands.^{(B) 5} Then the Lord came down in the cloud^(C) and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord.^{(D) 6} And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate^(E) and gracious God, slow to anger,^(F) abounding in love^(G) and faithfulness,^{(H) 7} maintaining love to thousands,^(I) and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.^(J) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;^(K) he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”^(L)

The Workers Are Few

³⁵ Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.^{(A) 36} When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them,^(B) because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.^{(C) 37} Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest^(D) is plentiful but the workers are few.^{(E) 38} Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”