Luke 10:2

Luke 10:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

Context of Luke 10:2

1After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit. And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest. 3Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.

Luke 10:2 word by word

ἔλεγεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς· ὁ μὲν θερισμὸς πολύς, οἱ δὲ ἐργάται ὀλίγοι· δεήθητε οὖν τοῦ κυρίου τοῦ θερισμοῦ ὅπως ἐργάτας ἐκβάλῃ εἰς τὸν θερισμὸν αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• He toldεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• He toldπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• Theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• harvestθερισμόςtherismos · harvestG2326
• plentifulπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• workersἐργάτηςergatēs · workerG2040
• fewὀλίγοςoligos · little/fewG3641
• Askδέομαιdeomai · to prayG1189
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• toὅπωςhopōs · thatG3704
• send outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519

Cross-references for Luke 10:2

• Matthew 9:37Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
• John 4:35Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
• Matthew 20:1“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
• Mark 13:34It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
• 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
• 2 Corinthians 6:1As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
• Philippians 2:25But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
• Colossians 1:29To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
• Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:9Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:12But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.
• 1 Timothy 4:10To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.
• 1 Timothy 5:17Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
• 2 Timothy 2:3Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
• 2 Timothy 4:5But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Commentaries on Luke 10:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2That he would send forth - ͅ . There seems to be an allusion here to the case of reapers, who, though the harvest was perfectly ripe, yet were in no hurry to cut it down. News of this is brought to the Lord of the harvest the farmer, and he is entreated to exert his authority, and hurry them out; and this he does because the harvest is spoiling for want of being reaped and gathered in. See the notes on Matthew 9:37, Matthew 9:38.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2See the notes at Matthew 9:36-37.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The harvest refers to people who need to hear the good news about Jesus and be gathered to God's presence (compare Isaiah 27:12). There was urgency to the task, just as crops have to be brought in at the exact time when they are ripe. More workers were needed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The harvest, &c.--(See on Mt 9:37). pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest--(See on Mt 9:38).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings