Matthew 9:38
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 9:38 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 9:38 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 9:38 — KJV
“Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.”
— Matthew 9:38 (KJV)
Matthew 9:38 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 9:38
“Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:38: pray, therefore, lord
“I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:38: pray, therefore, lord
“And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. strong...: Heb. sons of strength some mountain: Heb. one of the mountains”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:38: pray, lord, send
“Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land. profaneness: or, hypocrisy”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:38: therefore, lord, forth
“Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:38: therefore, lord, forth
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