Focused Passage

Matthew 9:35-38

Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

Matthew moves from Jesus’ authority to forgive sins, to his mercy toward sinners, to his teaching on newness, to his authority over death, uncleanness, blindness, muteness, and demons, concluding with compassion for the shepherdless crowds and prayer for harvest workers.

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35Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.

36When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

37Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

38Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”

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Verse 35

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwent throughπεριῆγενG4013Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularallπάσαςG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine PluraltheτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluraltownsπόλειςG4172Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralvillagesκώμαςG2968Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralteachingδιδάσκωνG1321Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralsynagoguesσυναγωγαῖςG4864Noun - Dative Feminine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionpreachingκηρύσσωνG2784Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulargospelεὐαγγέλιονG2098Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείαςG932Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhealingθεραπεύωνG2323Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulareveryπᾶσανG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingulardiseaseνόσονG3554Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-πᾶσανG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularsicknessμαλακίανG3119Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 36

Original words

WhenδὲG1161ConjunctionHe sawἸδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralcrowdsὄχλουςG3793Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralHe was moved with compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθηG4697Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularforπερὶG4012PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunctionthey wereἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralharassedἐσκυλμένοιG4660Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhelplessἐρριμμένοιG4496Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PlurallikeὡσεὶG5616AdverbsheepπρόβαταG4263Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralwithoutμὴG3361Adverb. . .ἔχονταG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plurala shepherdποιμέναG4166Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 37

Original words

ThenΤότεG5119AdverbHe saidλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulardisciplesμαθηταῖςG3101Noun - Dative Masculine Plural-μὲνG3303ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularharvestθερισμὸςG2326Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[is] plentifulπολύςG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralworkersἐργάταιG2040Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural[are] fewὀλίγοιG3641Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 38

Original words

AskδεήθητεG1189Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person PluraltheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularharvestθερισμοῦG2326Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularthereforeοὖνG3767Conjunction-ὅπωςG3704Conjunctionto send outἐκβάλῃG1544Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularworkersἐργάταςG2040Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularharvestθερισμὸνG2326Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

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