Luke 10:2
And he said to them, "The harvest [is] plentiful, but the workers [are] few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest that he send out workers into his harvest.
Matthew 9:36-38
And [when he] saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were weary and dejected, like sheep that did not have a shepherd.
2 Thessalonians 3:1
Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may progress and be honored, just as also [it was] with you,
Numbers 11:17
I will come down and speak with you there; I will take away from the spirit that [is] on you, and I will place [it] on them; and they will bear the burdens of the people with you; you will not bear it alone.
Numbers 11:29
But Moses said to him, "Are you jealous for my sake? Would that he give all Yahweh's people prophets, that Yahweh put his spirit on them!"
1 Kings 18:22
Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone [am] left a prophet of Yahweh, but the prophets of Baal [are] four hundred and fifty men.
1 Kings 22:6-8
Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and he said to them, "Shall I go against Ramoth-Gilead for the battle, or should I refrain?" Then they said, "Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king."
Psalm 68:11
The Lord gives [the] word. Great is the company of women who announce:
Isaiah 56:9-12
All wild animals [in the] field, come, to devour, all wild animals in the forest!
Jeremiah 3:15
Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart and they will feed you knowledge and insight.
Ezekiel 34:2-6
"Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and you must say to them, to the shepherds, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Woe [to] the shepherds of Israel who were feeding themselves! Must not the shepherds feed the flock?
Zechariah 11:5
The ones buying them kill them and go unpunished, and the ones selling them say, 'Blessed [be] Yahweh, for I have become rich.' Their own shepherds have no compassion for them.
Zechariah 11:17
"Woe, my worthless shepherd who deserts the flock! [May] a sword [fall] on his arm and on {his right eye}! May his arm wither completely and {his right eye} be utterly blinded!"
Matthew 20:1
"For the kingdom of heaven is like a man--the master of the house--who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
Mark 13:34
It is like a man away on a journey, who left his house and gave his slaves authority--to each one his work--and to the doorkeeper he gave orders that he should be on the alert.
Mark 16:15
And he said to them, "Go into all the world [and] preach the gospel to all creation.
Mark 16:20
And they went out [and] proclaimed everywhere, [while] the Lord was working together with [them] and confirming the message through the accompanying signs.]]
Luke 9:1
And summoning the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases,
John 4:35-38
Do you not say, 'There are yet four months and the harvest comes'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, that they are white for harvest already.
Acts 8:4
Now those who had been scattered went about proclaiming the good news [of] the word.
Acts 11:19
Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, proclaiming the message to no one except Jews alone.
Acts 13:2
And [while] they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart now for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."
Acts 13:4
Therefore, sent out by the Holy Spirit, they came down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed away to Cyprus.
Acts 16:9-10
And a vision appeared to Paul during the night: a certain Macedonian man was standing there and imploring him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia [and] help us!"
Acts 20:28
Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has appointed you [as] overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own [Son].
Acts 22:21
And he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles!'"
Acts 26:15-18
So I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
1 Corinthians 3:6-9
I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing [it] to grow.
1 Corinthians 12:28
and whom God has appointed in the church: first, apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain, but I labored even more than all of them, and not I, but the grace of God with me.
2 Corinthians 6:1
Now [because we] are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
Ephesians 4:7-12
Now to each one of us was given this grace, according to the measure of Christ's gift.
Philippians 2:21
For they all seek {their own interests}, not those of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 2:25
But I considered [it] necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, but your messenger and servant of my need,
Philippians 2:30
because on account of the work of Christ he came near to the point of death, risking his life in order that {he might make up for your inability to serve me}.
Colossians 1:29
for which [purpose] also I labor, striving according to his working which is at work powerfully in me.
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is [one] of you, greets you, a slave of Christ always struggling on behalf of you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
1 Thessalonians 2:9
For you remember, brothers, our labor and hardship: working by night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
1 Thessalonians 5:12
Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and rule over you in the Lord and admonish you,
1 Timothy 1:12-14
{I give thanks} to the one who strengthens me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful, placing [me] into ministry,
1 Timothy 4:10
For to this [end] we labor and suffer reproach, because we have put our hope in [the] living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of believers.
1 Timothy 4:15-16
Practice these [things]. Be [diligent] in these [things], in order that your progress may be evident to everyone.
1 Timothy 5:17-18
The elders who lead well must be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor by speaking and teaching.
2 Timothy 2:3-6
Suffer together with [me] as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 4:5
But you, be self-controlled in all [things], bear hardship patiently, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Hebrews 3:6
but Christ [was faithful] as a son over his house, whose house we are, if we hold fast to our confidence and the hope we can be proud of.
Revelation 2:1
"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: "This is what the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand says, the one who walks in the midst of the seven gold lampstands:
Revelation 11:2-3
And leave out the courtyard outside of the temple, and do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles, and they will trample the holy city [for] forty two months.