Matthew 9:36 Parallel Translations

When he saw the crowds, he felt sorry for them. They were troubled and helpless like sheep without a shepherd.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd.

BBE:

But when he saw all the people he was moved with pity for them, because they were troubled and wandering like sheep without a keeper.

DBY:

But when he saw the crowds he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed, and cast away as sheep not having a shepherd.

ERV:

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd.

WEY:

And when He saw the crowds He was touched with pity for them, because they were distressed and were fainting on the ground like sheep which have no shepherd.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.

YLT:

And having seen the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, that they were faint and cast aside, as sheep not having a shepherd,

Matthew 9:36 Cross References

XREF:

Numbers 27:17 who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep which have no shepherd."

Ezekiel 34:5 "They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and they became food for every beast of the field and were scattered.

Zechariah 10:2 For the teraphim speak iniquity, And the diviners see lying visions And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore the people wander like sheep, They are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.

Matthew 14:14 When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.

Matthew 15:32 And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, "I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way."

Mark 6:34 When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.

Mark 8:2 "I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

9:36 {8} 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.
(8) Although the ordinary pastors cease, yet Christ has not cast off the care of his Church.

PNT:

9:36 When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion. The Lord seldom looked upon a crowd of the poor, lost, human beings without being moved with tender compassion.
Because they fainted, and were... as sheep having no shepherd. A figure representing their spiritual condition. They fainted under the burdens placed on them by pretended shepherds, Pharisees and scribes. They wandered, as sheep left without care.

WES:

9:36 Because they were faint - In soul rather than in body. As sheep having no shepherd - And yet they had many teachers; they had scribes in every city. But they had none who cared for their souls, and none that were able, if they had been willing, to have wrought any deliverance. They had no pastors after God's own heart.

MHC:

9:35-38 Jesus visited not only the great and wealthy cities, but the poor, obscure villages; and there he preached, there he healed. The souls of the meanest in the world are as precious to Christ, and should be so to us, as the souls of those who make the greatest figure. There were priests, Levites, and scribes, all over the land; but they were idol shepherds, Zec 11:17; therefore Christ had compassion on the people as sheep scattered, as men perishing for lack of knowledge. To this day vast multitudes are as sheep not having a shepherd, and we should have compassion and do all we can to help them. The multitudes desirous of spiritual instruction formed a plenteous harvest, needing many active labourers; but few deserved that character. Christ is the Lord of the harvest. Let us pray that many may be raised up and sent forth, who will labour in bringing souls to Christ. It is a sign that God is about to bestow some special mercy upon a people, when he stirs them up to pray for it. And commissions given to labourers in answer to prayer, are most likely to be successful.

CONC:

Abroad Aside Cast Compassion Crowds Dispirited Distressed Faint Fainted Fainting Felt Ground Harassed Helpless Keeper Moved Multitudes Pity Scattered Seeing Sheep Shepherd Touched Troubled Wandering

Abroad Cast Compassion Crowds Distressed Faint Fainted Fainting Felt Ground Harassed Moved Multitudes Pity Scattered Sheep Shepherd Touched Troubled Wandering

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