Matthew 9:36
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”
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“When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And having seen the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, that they were faint and cast aside, as sheep not having a shepherd,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 9:36 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 27:17who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
- 1 Kings 22:17So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
- 2 Chronicles 18:16So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
- Isaiah 56:9Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.
- Jeremiah 50:6My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
- Ezekiel 34:3You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock.
- Zechariah 10:2For idols speak deceitand diviners see illusions;they tell false dreamsand offer empty comfort.Therefore the people wander like sheep,oppressed for lack of a shepherd.
- Zechariah 11:16For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves.
- Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd,against the man who is My Companion,declares the LORD of Hosts.Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered,and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
- Matthew 10:6Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
- Matthew 14:14When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
- Matthew 15:24He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
- Matthew 15:32Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
- Mark 6:34When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
- Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
- Hebrews 5:2He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness.
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