Matthew 9:37

Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;

Cross-reference

Matthew 28:19 commands making disciples, directly answering the need for more workers from the plentiful harvest.

Matthew 20:1 parables of laborers in the vineyard directly parallels the harvest workers theme.

Mark 16:15 Parallel

Mark 16:15 commands preaching to all creation, fulfilling the call for workers in the plentiful harvest.

Luke 10:2 Parallel

Luke 10:2 has the identical harvest saying, reinforcing the need for laborers when Jesus sends the seventy-two.

John 4:35 Parallel

John 4:35 uses the same harvest metaphor, with fields ripe for harvest, directly paralleling the plentiful harvest here.

John 4:36 Parallel

John 4:36 expands on the harvest metaphor, emphasizing eternal life as the reaper's wage, deepening the call for workers.

Numbers 11:29 echoes Moses' longing for all God's people to be prophets — similar desire for more spiritual workers in the harvest.

Luke 24:47 Parallel

Luke 24:47 calls for preaching to all nations, extending the harvest imagery to a global mission.

1 Corinthians 3:9 uses the same agricultural metaphor: we are God's field and fellow workers, expanding on the harvest image.