Mat 9:36-38 | ESV | STEP | When he saw the crowds , he had compassion for them , because they were harassed and helpless , like sheep without a shepherd .

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.”