Matthew 9:37
Good News Translation
So he said to his disciples, "The harvest is large, but there are few workers to gather it in.

New Revised Standard Version
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;

Contemporary English Version
He said to his disciples, "A large crop is in the fields, but there are only a few workers.

New American Bible
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few.

The harvest.

Matthew 28:19 Going therefore, teach ye all nations: baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.

Mark 16:15 And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Luke 10:2 And he said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he send labourers into his harvest.

Luke 24:47 And that penance and remission of sins should be preached in his name, unto all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

John 4:35,36 Do not you say: There are yet four months, and then the harvest cometh? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes, and see the countries. For they are white already to harvest. . . .

Acts 16:9 And a vision was shewed to Paul in the night, which was a man of Macedonia standing and beseeching him and saying: Pass over into Macedonia and help us.

Acts 18:10 Because I am with thee and no man shall set upon thee, to hurt thee. For I have much people in this city.

but.

Psalm 68:11 The Lord shall give the word to them that preach good tidings with great power.

1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are God's coadjutors. You are God's husbandry: you are God's building.

2 Corinthians 6:1 And we helping do exhort you that you receive not the grace of God in vain.

Philippians 2:19-21 And I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy unto you shortly, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know the things concerning you. . . .

Colossians 4:11 And Jesus that is called Justus: who are of the circumcision. These only are my helpers, in the kingdom of God: who have been a comfort to me.

1 Thessalonians 5:12,13 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them who labour among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you; . . .

1 Timothy 5:17 Let the priests that rule well be esteemed worthy of double honour: especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

Context
The Lord of the Harvest
36And seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them: because they were distressed, and lying like sheep that have no shepherd. 37Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. 38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest.…
Cross References
Matthew 9:38
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest.

Matthew 20:1
The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

Luke 10:2
And he said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he send labourers into his harvest.

John 4:35
Do not you say: There are yet four months, and then the harvest cometh? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes, and see the countries. For they are white already to harvest.

James 5:4
Behold the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which by fraud has been kept back by you, crieth: and the cry of them hath entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Matthew 9:36
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