^2 (A)And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. ^(B)Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.

^36 (A)When he saw the crowds, ^(B)he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, ^(C)like sheep without a shepherd. ^37 (D)Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; ³⁸ therefore ^(E)pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to ^(F)send out laborers into his harvest.”

³⁵ Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that ^(A)the fields are white for harvest. ³⁶ Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that ^(B)sower and ^(C)reaper ^(D)may rejoice together. ³⁷ For here the saying holds true, ^(E)‘One sows and another reaps.’ ³⁸ I sent you to reap ^(F)that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, ^(G)and you have entered into their labor.”

^6 (A)I planted, ^(B)Apollos watered, ^(C)but God gave the growth. ⁷ So ^(D)neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. ⁸ He who plants and he who waters are one, and each ^(E)will receive his wages according to his labor. ⁹ For we are ^(F)God's fellow workers. You are God's field, ^(G)God's building.

Pray for Us

3 Finally, brothers,^{[a] (A)}pray for us, that ^(B)the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored,^[b] as happened among you,

Final Instructions and Benediction

¹² We ask you, brothers, ^(A)to respect those who labor among you and ^(B)are over you in the Lord and admonish you,

^34 (A)It is like a man ^(B)going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants^[a] in charge, ^(C)each with his work, and commands ^(D)the doorkeeper to stay awake.

⁵ As for you, ^(A)always be sober-minded, ^(B)endure suffering, do the work of ^(C)an evangelist, ^(D)fulfill your ministry.

¹⁵ Practice these things, immerse yourself in them,^[a] so that ^(A)all may see your progress. ^16 (B)Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save ^(C)both yourself and ^(D)your hearers.