9:35 Then Jesus went throughout all the towns 1 and villages, teaching in their synagogues, 2 preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness. 3 9:36 When 4 he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, 5 like sheep without a shepherd. 9:37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. 9:38 Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest 6 to send out 7 workers into his harvest.”