Matthew 9:30-38

30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus ¹sternly warned them: "See that no one knows about this!"

31 But they went out and ²spread the news about Him throughout all that land.

32 As they were going out, ³a mute, ⁴demon-possessed man was brought to Him.

33 After the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, "⁵Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel."

34 But the Pharisees were saying, "He ⁶casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons."

35 Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, ⁷teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

36 ⁸Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, ⁹because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without * a shepherd.

37 Then He said to His disciples, "¹⁰The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

38 "Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 8:4
• 2. Matthew 4:24; Matthew 9:26; Matthew 14:1; Mark 1:28, 45; Luke 4:14, 37; Luke 5:15; Luke 7:17
• 3. Matthew 12:22, 24
• 4. Matthew 4:24
• 5. Mark 2:12
• 6. Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15; John 7:20
• 7. Matthew 4:23; Mark 1:14
• 8. Matthew 14:14; Matthew 15:32; Mark 6:34; Mark 8:2
• 9. Numbers 27:17; Ezekiel 34:5; Zechariah 10:2; Mark 6:34
• 10. Luke 10:2

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "they brought"
• [b]. Lit "ever appeared"
• [c]. Lit "crowds"
• [d]. Or "harassed"
• [e]. Lit "thrown down"
• [f]. Lit "not having"