rsv Matthew:9:35-38
rsv@Matthew:9:35 @ And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity.
rsv@Matthew:9:36 @ When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
rsv@Matthew:9:37 @ Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;
rsv@Matthew:9:38 @ pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."