Luke 10:2

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses the seventy-two others He just appointed and sent ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.

The words — θερισμός (therismos) translates as harvest and πολὺς (polus) as plentiful, describing the abundant readiness of the people.

The thread — This harvest imagery connects to crowds described as harassed and helpless in Matthew 9:36, the instruction to look at ready fields in John 4:35, and the planting and watering metaphor in 1 Corinthians 3:6.

Why it lands — The text commands the listeners to pray for laborers, placing the responsibility for mission expansion on God rather than human effort.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Matthew 9:36 When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
John 4:35 Do 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 3:6 I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
Mark 16:15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
1 Thessalonians 5:12 But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.
2 Thessalonians 3:1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.
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.
Acts 22:21 Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
2 Timothy 4:5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Jeremiah 3:15 Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”