Matthew 9:36-38 But when he saw the multitudes, he had compassion upon them, because they were scattered and exposed, like a flock without a shepherd.

Living_Oracles⁽ⁱ⁾ ³⁶ But when he saw the multitudes, he had compassion upon them, because they were scattered and exposed, like a flock without a shepherd. ³⁷ Then he said to his disciples, The harvest is plentiful, but the reapers are few: ³⁸ entreat, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he would send laborers to reap it.