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And after getting into a boat he crossed the sea and came to his own town.(A)

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

And some people were carrying to him a paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, child; your sins are forgiven.”(B) Then some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?(C) For which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Stand up, take your bed, and go to your home.” And he stood up and went to his home. When the crowds saw it, they were filled with awe, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to human beings.(D)

The Call of Matthew

As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax-collection station, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.

10 And as he sat at dinner[a] in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting[b] with Jesus and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(E) 12 But when he heard this, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous but sinners.”(F)

The Question about Fasting

14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often,[c] but your disciples do not fast?”(G) 15 And Jesus said to them, “The wedding attendants cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.(H) 16 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak, for the patch pulls away from the cloak, and a worse tear is made. 17 Neither is new wine put into old wineskins; otherwise, the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins are ruined, but new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.”

A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed

18 While he was saying these things to them, suddenly a leader came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”(I) 19 And Jesus got up and followed him, with his disciples. 20 Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from a flow of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak,(J) 21 for she was saying to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be made well.”(K) 22 Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that moment.(L) 23 When Jesus came to the leader’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion,(M) 24 he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him.(N) 25 But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. 26 And the report of this spread through all of that district.

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, crying loudly, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”(O) 28 When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you have faith that I can do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” 29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith, let it be done to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly ordered them, “See that no one knows of this.”(P) 31 But they went away and spread the news about him through all of that district.(Q)

Jesus Heals One Who Was Mute

32 After they had gone away, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to him.(R) 33 And when the demon had been cast out, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed and said, “Never has anything like this been seen in Israel.” 34 But the Pharisees were saying, “By the ruler of the demons he casts out the demons.”(S)

The Harvest Is Great, the Laborers Few

35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness.(T) 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.(U) 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;(V) 38 therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

Footnotes

  1. 9.10 Gk reclined
  2. 9.10 Gk were reclining
  3. 9.14 Other ancient authorities lack often

Jesus helbreder en lam

Senere steg Jesus ombord i en båt og seilte over til Kapernaum, byen der han bodde. Vel framme kom noen til ham med en lam som lå på en båre. Da Jesus så hvor stor tro de hadde, sa han til den lamme: ”Vær ikke lei deg, sønnen min. Jeg har tilgitt syndene dine!”

Noen av de skriftlærde[a] mumlet da for seg selv: ”Han spotter[b] og gjør seg selv til Gud!” Men Jesus visste hva de tenkte og spurte dem: ”Hvorfor tenker dere onde tanker? Er det ikke like umulig for et menneske å si til den lamme: ’Reis deg opp og gå’ som å si: ’Jeg tilgir deg syndene dine’?” Så vendte han seg til den lamme og sa: ”For å bevise at jeg, Menneskesønnen[c], har makt til å tilgi synder her på jorden, sier jeg til deg: ’Reis deg opp, ta båren din og gå hjem!’ ” Og mannen reiste seg og gikk hjem.

Da folket så det som skjedde, ble de helt forskrekket. De hyllet Gud for at han hadde gitt en slik makt til mennesker.

Jesus kaller en toller til disippel

Da Jesus gikk videre, fikk han se en toller[d] som het Matteus, sitte utenfor tollboden sin. ”Kom og bli min disippel”, sa Jesus til ham. Matteus reiste seg og fulgte Jesus.

10 Senere da Jesus og disiplene spiste sammen i hjemmet til Matteus, var også mange av tollerens gamle kolleger blant gjestene, og en del andre ukjente folk.

11 Fariseerne[e] var opprørt. ”Hvordan kan mesteren deres synke så dypt at han spiser sammen med tollere og syndere?” spurte de disiplene. Jesus hørte det og sa: 12 ”Det er ikke de friske som trenger lege, men de syke. 13 Gå bort og forsøk å forstå det Gud mener når han sier: ’Jeg vil heller at dere viser hverandre kjærlighet, enn at dere ofrer til meg.’[f] Min oppgave her på jorden er å føre syndere tilbake til Gud, ikke å ta hånd om dem som allerede følger hans vilje.”

Jesus svarer på et spørsmål om faste

14 En dag kom disiplene til døperen Johannes og spurte Jesus: ”Hvorfor faster ikke disiplene dine, slik vi og fariseerne[g] gjør?”

15 Jesus svarte: ”Bryllupsgjestene kan vel ikke sørge og gå sultne uten mat mens brudgommen ennå er hos dem? Men en dag skal han bli tatt fra dem, og da kommer de til å faste. 16 Det finnes en tid og plass for alt. Ingen lapper for eksempel et gammelt klesplagg med et stykke nytt tøy som aldri har blitt vasket, for da krymper det nye tøyet og river i stykker plagget, slik at hullet blir enda større. 17 Ingen øser heller ny vin i gamle skinnsekker, for når vinen gjærer, blir sekkene sprengt og ødelagt, og vinen renner ut. Nei, ny vin blir lagret i nye sekker, for da blir både vinen og sekkene bevart.”

Jesus helbreder en kvinne med blødninger og vekker opp en død jente

18 Mens Jesus sa dette, kom en mann som var leder for synagogen[h] og falt ned for han. ”Datteren min er nettopp død”, sa han. ”Kom og legg hendene på henne, så får hun livet tilbake.”

19 Da reiste Jesus seg og fulgte med mannen, sammen med disiplene. Men mens de var på vei til hjemmet hans, kom 20 en kvinne, som i tolv års tid hadde lidd av fryktelige blødninger. Hun nærmet seg Jesus bakfra og rørte ved dusken på kappen hans. 21 Hun tenkte: ”Om jeg bare får røre ved klærne hans kommer jeg til å bli frisk.” 22 Da vendte Jesus seg rundt og fikk se henne: ”Min datter”, sa han, ”vær ikke urolig![i] Din tro har hjulpet deg.” Og fra dette øyeblikket av var kvinnen frisk.

23 Da Jesus kom fram til huset der lederen for synagogen bodde og hørte sørgemusikken og fikk se alle menneskene som gråt høyt og jamret seg, 24 sa han: ”Gå ut herfra. Jenta er ikke død. Hun sover bare.”

Da begynte de å hånle mot han. 25 Men da folket hadde blitt jaget ut av huset, gikk Jesus inn i rommet der jenta lå, og tok henne i hånden. Straks reiste hun seg opp og var helt frisk. 26 Ryktet om det fantastiske som hadde skjedd, spredde seg som en løpeild i hele området.

Jesus helbreder blinde og stumme

27 Da Jesus dro fra hjemmet til jenta fulgte to blinde menn etter han og ropte: ”Jesus, du som skal arve kong Davids trone,[j] ha medfølelse med oss!” 28 De gikk etter ham helt inn i huset der han bodde. Og Jesus spurte dem: ”Tror dere at jeg kan helbrede dere?”

”Ja, Herre”, svarte de. ”Det gjør vi.”

29 Da rørte han ved øynene deres og sa: ”Etter som dere tror, skal det også bli slik.” 30 Plutselig kunne de se!

Jesus advarte dem strengt mot å fortelle dette til noen. 31 Til tross for det han sa, var snart ryktet om han ute over hele distriktet.

32 Da de to mennene var på vei bort, kom noen til Jesus med en besatt som ikke kunne snakke. 33 Jesus drev ut den onde ånden, og straks kunne mannen snakke. Folket ble helt forundret og sa: ”Aldri før har noe slikt skjedd i Israel!”

34 Da fariseerne[k] hørte dette, sa de: ”Han driver ut de onde åndene med hjelp av Satan, som er høvding for de onde åndene!”

Jesus oppfordrer disiplene til å be om flere arbeidere

35 Jesus gikk omkring til alle småplassene og byene og underviste i synagogene[l]. Hvor han enn kom, fortalte han det glade budskapet om at Gud vil frelse menneskene og gjøre dem til sitt eget folk.[m] Han helbredet alle slags sykdommer og plager. 36 Da han la merke til alt folket, fikk han medfølelse med dem, De hadde store problemer og visste ikke hvor de kunne få hjelp. De var som sauer uten gjeter.

37 ”Høsten er stor, men arbeiderne er få”, sa han til disiplene. 38 ”Be derfor den som har ansvaret for innhøstingen, at han sender ut flere arbeidere på feltet.”

Footnotes

  1. 9:3 Fariseerne var eksperter på loven, som er et annet navn for hele den jødiske Skriften, det vil si Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
  2. 9:3 Å spotte er å håne og snakke dårlig om noe som er hellig.
  3. 9:6 ”Menneskesønnen” er et hebraisk ord for å si ”av mennesker”. Det var en tittel på Messias, den lovede kongen, hentet fra Daniel 7:13-14.
  4. 9:9 Tollerne var jøder som arbeidet med å ta inn skatt til romerne, og de var foraktet av alle.
  5. 9:11 Fariseerne var et religiøst parti blant jødene. De var svært nøye med å følge hele Moseloven og hadde for øvrig lagt til egne regler og forskrifter.
  6. 9:13 Se Hosea 6:6.
  7. 9:14 Fariseerne var et religiøst parti blant jødene. De var svært nøye med å følge hele Moseloven og hadde for øvrig lagt til egne regler og forskrifter.
  8. 9:18 Forstandere for jødene sine gudstjenester.
  9. 9:22 I følge den jødiske loven var en kvinne med blødninger uverdig til å komme innfor Gud, og alle som rørte ved henne eller klærne hennes, ble uverdige. De må etterpå gå gjennom spesielle seremonier for å bli renset. Se Tredje Mosebok 15:19-30.
  10. 9:27 På gresk: Davids sønn. Det var en tittel som jødene ga Messias, den lovede kongen.
  11. 9:34 Fariseerne var et religiøst parti blant jødene.
  12. 9:35 Synagogen er jødene sitt bygg for gudstjenester.
  13. 9:35 På gresk: evangelium om riket.

And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.

And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.

And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

And he arose, and departed to his house.

But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.

17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.

22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

23 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,

24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.

28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.

33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.

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, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic(A)

So He got into a boat, crossed over, (B)and came to His own city. (C)Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. (D)When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”

And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!”

But Jesus, (E)knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” And he arose and departed to his house.

Now when the multitudes saw it, they (F)marveled[a] and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

Matthew the Tax Collector(G)

(H)As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.

10 (I)Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with (J)tax collectors and (K)sinners?”

12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: (L)‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, (M)but sinners, [b]to repentance.”

Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting(N)

14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, (O)“Why do we and the Pharisees fast [c]often, but Your disciples do not fast?”

15 And Jesus said to them, “Can (P)the [d]friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and (Q)then they will fast. 16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for [e]the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse. 17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins [f]break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed(R)

18 (S)While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.” 19 So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His (T)disciples.

20 (U)And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and (V)touched the hem of His garment. 21 For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.” 22 But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; (W)your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.

23 (X)When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw (Y)the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing, 24 He said to them, (Z)“Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. 25 But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and (AA)took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26 And the (AB)report of this went out into all that land.

Two Blind Men Healed

27 When Jesus departed from there, (AC)two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, (AD)“Son of David, have mercy on us!”

28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”

They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, (AE)“See that no one knows it.” 31 (AF)But when they had departed, they [g]spread the news about Him in all that [h]country.

A Mute Man Speaks

32 (AG)As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed. 33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!”

34 But the Pharisees said, (AH)“He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”

The Compassion of Jesus(AI)

35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, (AJ)teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease [i]among the people. 36 (AK)But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were [j]weary and scattered, (AL)like sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, (AM)“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 (AN)Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:8 NU were afraid
  2. Matthew 9:13 NU omits to repentance
  3. Matthew 9:14 NU brackets often as disputed.
  4. Matthew 9:15 Lit. sons of the bridechamber
  5. Matthew 9:16 Lit. that which is put on
  6. Matthew 9:17 burst
  7. Matthew 9:31 Lit. made Him known
  8. Matthew 9:31 Lit. land
  9. Matthew 9:35 NU omits among the people
  10. Matthew 9:36 NU, M harassed

Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man(A)

Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town.(B) Some men brought to him a paralyzed man,(C) lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith,(D) he said to the man, “Take heart,(E) son; your sins are forgiven.”(F)

At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”(G)

Knowing their thoughts,(H) Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But I want you to know that the Son of Man(I) has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” Then the man got up and went home. When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God,(J) who had given such authority to man.

The Calling of Matthew(K)

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,”(L) he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(M)

12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](N) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(O)

Jesus Questioned About Fasting(P)

14 Then John’s(Q) disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often,(R) but your disciples do not fast?”

15 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them?(S) The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.(T)

16 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. 17 Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman(U)

18 While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him(V) and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her,(W) and she will live.” 19 Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples.

20 Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.(X) 21 She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.”

22 Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart,(Y) daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.”(Z) And the woman was healed at that moment.(AA)

23 When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes,(AB) 24 he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead(AC) but asleep.”(AD) But they laughed at him. 25 After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.(AE) 26 News of this spread through all that region.(AF)

Jesus Heals the Blind and the Mute

27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”(AG)

28 When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they replied.(AH)

29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”;(AI) 30 and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”(AJ) 31 But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.(AK)

32 While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed(AL) and could not talk(AM) was brought to Jesus. 33 And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”(AN)

34 But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.”(AO)

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.(AP) 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them,(AQ) because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.(AR) 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest(AS) is plentiful but the workers are few.(AT) 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6