Matthew 9:35–10:4

The Harvest Is Great, the Laborers Few

³⁵Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness.^{* 36}When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.^{* 37}Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;^{* 38}therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

The Twelve Apostles

¹⁰Then Jesus^s summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness.^{* 2}These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee and his brother John; ³Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus;^{t 4}Simon the Cananaean and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.^*