Matthew 9:37

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then he said to his disciples, There is much grain but not enough men to get it in.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 10:2 : 2 And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.
  • John 4:35-36 : 35 You would say, Four months from now is the time of the grain-cutting. Take a look, I say to you, at the fields; they are even now white for cutting. 36 He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together.
  • 1 Cor 3:9 : 9 For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building.
  • Mark 16:15 : 15 And he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone.
  • Acts 16:9 : 9 And Paul had a vision in the night; a man of Macedonia came, requesting him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and give us help.
  • Luke 24:47 : 47 And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name.
  • Ps 68:11 : 11 The Lord gives the word; great is the number of the women who make it public.
  • Matt 28:19 : 19 Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
  • 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.
  • Phil 2:19-21 : 19 But I am hoping in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you before long, so that I may be comforted when I have news of you. 20 For I have no man of like mind who will truly have care for you. 21 For they all go after what is theirs, not after the things of Christ.
  • Col 4:11 : 11 And Jesus, whose other name is Justus; these are of the circumcision: they are my only brother-workers for the kingdom of God, who have been a comfort to me.
  • 1 Thess 5:12-13 : 12 But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you; 13 And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
  • 1 Tim 5:17 : 17 Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
  • Acts 18:10 : 10 For I am with you, and no one will make an attack on you to do you damage: for I have a number of people in this town.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 10:1-3
    3 verses
    91%

    1Now after these things, the Lord made selection of seventy others and sent them before him, two together, into every town and place where he himself was about to come.

    2And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.

    3Go on your way: see, I send you out like lambs among wolves.

  • Matt 9:38
    91%

    38Make prayer, then, to the Lord of the grain-fields, that he may send out workers to get in his grain.

  • Matt 9:36
    79%

    36But when he saw all the people he was moved with pity for them, because they were troubled and wandering like sheep without a keeper.

  • John 4:34-38
    5 verses
    76%

    34Jesus said, My food is to do the pleasure of him who sent me and to make his work complete.

    35You would say, Four months from now is the time of the grain-cutting. Take a look, I say to you, at the fields; they are even now white for cutting.

    36He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together.

    37In this the saying is a true one, One does the planting, and another gets in the grain.

    38I sent you to get in grain which you had no hand in planting: other men did that work, and you take the reward.

  • Luke 13:23
    73%

    23And someone said to him, Lord, will only a small number have salvation? And he said to them,

  • Luke 8:9
    72%

    9And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

  • Matt 15:32-34
    3 verses
    72%

    32And Jesus got his disciples together and said, I have pity for the people, because they have now been with me three days and have no food: and I will not send them away without food, or they will have no strength for the journey.

    33And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a number of people?

    34And Jesus says to them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes, and some small fishes.

  • Matt 22:14
    72%

    14For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.

  • Luke 9:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12And the day went on; and the twelve came to him and said, Send these people away so that they may go into the towns and the country round about and get resting-places and food for themselves, for we are in a waste place.

    13But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fishes, if we do not go and get food for all these people.

  • Matt 20:1-2
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    72%

    1For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden.

    2And when he had made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine-garden.

  • Matt 20:7
    71%

    7They say to him, Because no man has given us work. He says to them, Go in with the rest, into the vine-garden.

  • Mark 8:1
    70%

    1In those days again, when there was a great mass of people and they had no food, he made his disciples come to him and said to them,

  • Matt 7:14
    70%

    14For narrow is the door and hard the road to life, and only a small number make discovery of it.

  • Mark 6:34-37
    4 verses
    70%

    34And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.

    35And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late:

    36Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.

    37But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?

  • Matt 11:28
    70%

    28Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest.

  • Luke 14:25
    70%

    25Now a great number of people went with him.

  • Matt 13:36-37
    2 verses
    70%

    36Then he went away from the people, and went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Make clear to us the story of the evil plants in the field.

    37And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;

  • 2 Cor 9:6
    70%

    6But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

  • Luke 15:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3And he made a story for them, saying,

    4What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?

  • Matt 13:9
    70%

    9He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • Mark 3:9
    70%

    9And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people;

  • Mark 4:3
    70%

    3A man went out to put seed in the earth:

  • John 6:9
    69%

    9There is a boy here with five barley cakes and two fishes: but what is that among such a number?

  • Mark 4:29
    69%

    29But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

  • Matt 18:12
    69%

    12What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?

  • Matt 13:3
    69%

    3And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;

  • Matt 20:4
    69%

    4And he said to them, Go into the vine-garden with the others, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went to work.

  • Matt 13:39
    69%

    39And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels.

  • Matt 21:28
    69%

    28But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.

  • Matt 10:6
    69%

    6But go to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel,

  • Luke 8:5
    69%

    5A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

  • Luke 12:16
    69%

    16And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

  • Matt 13:27
    69%

    27And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, Sir, did you not put good seed in your field? how then has it evil plants?

  • Mark 4:9
    69%

    9And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

  • Matt 20:16
    69%

    16So the last will be first, and the first last.