Matthew 9:37
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
KJV
τότε λέγει τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ· ὁ μὲν θερισμὸς πολύς, οἱ δὲ ἐργάται ὀλίγοι·
Greek NT
Tunc dicit discipulis suis : Messis quidem multa, operarii autem pauci.
Vulgate
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few.
ASV
Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
θερισμός
therismos
noun · 13×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μέν
men
particle · 177×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
πολύς
polus
adjective · 412×
τότε
tote
adverb · 157×
ἐργάτης
ergates
noun · 16×
ὀλίγος
oligos
adjective · 41×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 3:9 — For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.
- 1Cor 3:9 — For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.
- 1Thess 5:12 — And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
- 1Thess 5:12 — And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
- 1Tim 5:17 — Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
- 1Tim 5:17 — Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
- 2Cor 6:1 — We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
- 2Tim 2:6 — The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
- Acts 16:9 — And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
- Acts 18:10 — For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
- Col 4:11 — And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
- John 4:35 — Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
- John 4:35 — Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
- Luke 10:2 — Therefore said he unto them, 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.
- Luke 24:47 — And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
- Mark 16:15 — And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Matt 20:1 — For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
- Matt 28:19 — Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
- Num 11:29 — And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD’s people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!
- Phil 2:19 — But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.
- Ps 68:11 — The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.