Mat 9:36-10:4, Mar 3:13-19, 6:7, Luk 9:1-2 | ESV | STEP | When he saw the crowds , he had compassion for them , because they were harassed and helpless , like sheep without a shepherd .

q[See ver. 13 above]

r[See ver. 13 above]

sFor ver. 16-19, see Matt. 10:2-4; Luke 6:14-16; Acts 1:13

t Matt. 16:18; John 1:42

u Matt. 4:21

v Matt. 9:9

x ch. 3:13-15; For ver. 7-11, see Matt. 10:1, 5, 9-14; Luke 9:1, 3-5; [Luke 10:4-11; 22:35]

y Matt. 10:1; Mark 3:13-15; 6:7

z Matt. 10:5, 7, 8; [ver. 11; ch. 10:1, 9]

aa ver. 11, 60; See ch. 4:43

Matthew 9:36-38

36 ^aWhen he saw the crowds, ^bhe had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, ^clike sheep without a shepherd. 37 ^dThen he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore ^epray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to ^fsend out laborers into his harvest.”

Matthew 10:1-4

The Twelve Apostles

1 ^gAnd he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. 2 ^hThe names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, ⁱwho is called Peter, and ^jAndrew his brother; ^kJames the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and ^lMatthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; ^{▼▼Some manuscripts Lebbaeus, or Lebbaeus called Thaddaeus} 4 Simon the Zealot, ^{▼▼Greek kananaios, meaning zealot} and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Mark 3:13-19

The Twelve Apostles

13 ^oAnd he went up on the mountain and called to him those ^pwhom he desired, and they came to him. 14 ^qAnd he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach 15 ^rand have authority to cast out demons. 16 He appointed the twelve: ^sSimon (to whom ^the gave the name Peter); 17 ^uJames the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); 18 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and ^vMatthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot, ^{▼▼Greek kananaios, meaning zealot} 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Mark 6:7

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

7 ^xAnd he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

Luke 9:1-2

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

1 ^yAnd he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 2 ^zand he sent them out to ^aaproclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.