Luca 10:2

2 E diceva loro: Ben è la mèsse grande, ma gli operai son pochi; pregate dunque il Signor della mèsse che spinga degli operai nella sua mèsse.

Luca 10:2 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 10:2

Therefore said he unto them
That is, the "Lord Jesus", as the Ethiopic version expresses it; he said to the seventy disciples, what he had before said to the twelve apostles in ( Matthew 9:37 Matthew 9:38 ) where are the same words as here:

the harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few, pray ye
therefore the Lord of the harvest that he would send forth
labourers into his harvest;
for though there was such a number of disciples called to the ministerial work, and sent out, there was still need of more; so great was the harvest of souls, or number of hearers, that the labourers were yet but few; and therefore the Lord of the harvest and whose all souls are, was to be prayed unto to send forth more laborious preachers; (See Gill on Matthew 9:37). (See Gill on Matthew 9:38).

Luca 10:2 In-Context

1 Or dopo queste cose, il Signore designò altri settanta discepoli, e li mandò a due a due dinanzi a sé, in ogni città e luogo dove egli stesso era per andare.

2 E diceva loro: Ben è la mèsse grande, ma gli operai son pochi; pregate dunque il Signor della mèsse che spinga degli operai nella sua mèsse.

3 Andate; ecco, io vi mando come agnelli in mezzo ai lupi.

4 Non portate né borsa, né sacca, né calzari, e non salutate alcuno per via.

5 In qualunque casa sarete entrati, dite prima: Pace a questa casa!