³⁸ therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

The Mission of the Seventy-Two

10 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two^[a] others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go.^{(A) 2} He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.^(B)

¹⁵ I will give you shepherds after my own heart who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.^(A)

Request for Prayer

3 Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified everywhere, just as it is among you,^(A)

² While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”^(A)

²¹ Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”^(A)

Philip Preaches in Samaria

⁴ Now those who were scattered went from place to place proclaiming the word.^(A)

The Future Role of the Remnant

¹¹ He himself granted that some are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers^(A)