Matthew 9:37 Parallel Translations
NASB: Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is large, but the workers are few.(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
ASV: Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few.
BBE: Then he said to his disciples, There is much grain but not enough men to get it in.
DBY: Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest is great and the workmen are few;
ERV: Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few.
WEY: Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is abundant, but the reapers are few;
WBS: Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
WEB: Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
YLT: then saith he to his disciples, 'The harvest indeed is abundant, but the workmen few;
Matthew 9:37 Cross References
XREF:Luke 10:2 And He was saying to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
PNT: 9:37 The harvest truly [is] plentiful, but the labourers [are] few. First the people are represented under the figure of sheep, scattering abroad, without a shepherd's care; next as a ripe and abandoned harvest, ready to be lost unless reapers are sent to gather it.
WES: 9:37 The harvest truly is great - When Christ came into the world, it was properly the time of harvest; till then it was the seed time only. But the labourers are few - Those whom God sends; who are holy, and convert sinners. Of others there are many. Luke 10:2.
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.
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