Matthew 9:36-38 Now, perceiving the throngs, He has compassion on them, for they were bothered and tossed as if sheep having no shepherd."

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ³⁶ Now, perceiving the throngs, He has compassion on them, for they were bothered and tossed as if sheep having no shepherd." ³⁷ Then He is saying to His disciples, "The harvest, indeed, is vast, yet the workers are few." ³⁸ Beseech, then, the Lord of the harvest, so that He should be ejecting workers into His harvest."