Luke 10:2 Cross References

Luke 10:2

2: These were his instructions to them: "The harvest is so great, but the workers are so few. Pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest, and ask him to send out more workers for his fields.

Matthew 9:36

  1. He felt great pity for the crowds that came, because their problems were so great and they didn't know where to go for help. They were like sheep without a shepherd.
  2. He said to his disciples, "The harvest is so great, but the workers are so few.
  3. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send out more workers for his fields."

John 4:35

  1. Do you think the work of harvesting will not begin until the summer ends four months from now? Look around you! Vast fields are ripening all around us and are ready now for the harvest.
  2. The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike!
  3. You know the saying, 'One person plants and someone else harvests.' And it's true.
  4. I sent you to harvest where you didn't plant; others had already done the work, and you will gather the harvest."

1 Corinthians 3:6

  1. My job was to plant the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God, not we, who made it grow.
  2. The ones who do the planting or watering aren't important, but God is important because he is the one who makes the seed grow.
  3. The one who plants and the one who waters work as a team with the same purpose. Yet they will be rewarded individually, according to their own hard work.
  4. We work together as partners who belong to God. You are God's field, God's building--not ours.

2 Timothy 4:5

  1. But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don't be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at bringing others to Christ. Complete the ministry God has given you.

Mark 13:34

  1. "The coming of the Son of Man can be compared with that of a man who left home to go on a trip. He gave each of his employees instructions about the work they were to do, and he told the gatekeeper to watch for his return.

2 Thessalonians 3:1

  1. Finally, dear brothers and sisters, I ask you to pray for us. Pray first that the Lord's message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes, just as when it came to you.

1 Thessalonians 5:12

  1. Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord's work. They work hard among you and warn you against all that is wrong.

Mark 16:15

  1. And then he told them, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere.

Acts 20:28

  1. "And now beware! Be sure that you feed and shepherd God's flock--his church, purchased with his blood--over whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as elders.

1 Timothy 4:10

  1. We work hard and suffer much in order that people will believe the truth, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and particularly of those who believe.

Mark 16:20

  1. And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked with them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.

Acts 13:4

  1. Sent out by the Holy Spirit, Saul and Barnabas went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus.

Matthew 20:1

  1. "For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the owner of an estate who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

Acts 8:4

  1. But the believers who had fled Jerusalem went everywhere preaching the Good News about Jesus.

Luke 9:1

  1. One day Jesus called together his twelve apostles and gave them power and authority to cast out demons and to heal all diseases.

Acts 26:15

  1. "'Who are you, sir?' I asked. "And the Lord replied, 'I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting.
  2. Now stand up! For I have appeared to you to appoint you as my servant and my witness. You are to tell the world about this experience and about other times I will appear to you.
  3. And I will protect you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am going to send you to the Gentiles,
  4. to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me.'

Acts 13:2

  1. One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Dedicate Barnabas and Saul for the special work I have for them."

Acts 16:9

  1. That night Paul had a vision. He saw a man from Macedonia in northern Greece, pleading with him, "Come over here and help us."
  2. So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, for we could only conclude that God was calling us to preach the Good News there.

Acts 22:21

  1. "But the Lord said to me, 'Leave Jerusalem, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles!'"

1 Timothy 4:15

  1. Give your complete attention to these matters. Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone will see your progress.
  2. Keep a close watch on yourself and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right, and God will save you and those who hear you.

Acts 11:19

  1. Meanwhile, the believers who had fled from Jerusalem during the persecution after Stephen's death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the Good News, but only to Jews.

Jeremiah 3:15

  1. And I will give you leaders after my own heart, who will guide you with knowledge and understanding.

Ephesians 4:7

  1. However, he has given each one of us a special gift according to the generosity of Christ.
  2. That is why the Scriptures say, "When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people."
  3. Notice that it says "he ascended." This means that Christ first came down to the lowly world in which we live.
  4. The same one who came down is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that his rule might fill the entire universe.
  5. He is the one who gave these gifts to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.

Philippians 2:30

  1. For he risked his life for the work of Christ, and he was at the point of death while trying to do for me the things you couldn't do because you were far away.

Colossians 1:29

  1. I work very hard at this, as I depend on Christ's mighty power that works within me.

Zechariah 11:17

  1. Doom is certain for this worthless shepherd who abandons the flock! The sword will cut his arm and pierce his right eye! His arm will become useless, and his right eye completely blind!"

2 Timothy 2:3

  1. Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
  2. And as Christ's soldier, do not let yourself become tied up in the affairs of this life, for then you cannot satisfy the one who has enlisted you in his army.
  3. Follow the Lord's rules for doing his work, just as an athlete either follows the rules or is disqualified and wins no prize.
  4. Hardworking farmers are the first to enjoy the fruit of their labor.

1 Timothy 5:17

  1. Elders who do their work well should be paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching.
  2. For the Scripture says, "Do not keep an ox from eating as it treads out the grain." And in another place, "Those who work deserve their pay!"

Numbers 11:29

  1. But Moses replied, "Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD's people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his Spirit upon them all!"

Isaiah 56:9

  1. Come, wild animals of the field! Come, wild animals of the forest! Come and devour my people!
  2. For the leaders of my people--the LORD's watchmen, his shepherds--are blind to every danger. They are like silent watchdogs that give no warning when danger comes. They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming.
  3. And they are as greedy as dogs, never satisfied. They are stupid shepherds, all following their own path, all of them intent on personal gain.
  4. "Come," they say. "We will get some wine and have a party. Let's all get drunk. Let this go on and on, and tomorrow will be even better."

Ezekiel 34:2

  1. "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: Destruction is certain for you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn't shepherds feed their sheep?
  2. You drink the milk, wear the wool, and butcher the best animals, but you let your flocks starve.
  3. You have not taken care of the weak. You have not tended the sick or bound up the broken bones. You have not gone looking for those who have wandered away and are lost. Instead, you have ruled them with force and cruelty.
  4. So my sheep have been scattered without a shepherd. They are easy prey for any wild animal.
  5. They have wandered through the mountains and hills, across the face of the earth, yet no one has gone to search for them.

2 Corinthians 6:1

  1. As God's partners, we beg you not to reject this marvelous message of God's great kindness.

1 Corinthians 15:10

  1. But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me--and not without results. For I have worked harder than all the other apostles, yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.

1 Corinthians 12:28

  1. Here is a list of some of the members that God has placed in the body of Christ: first are apostles, second are prophets, third are teachers, then those who do miracles, those who have the gift of healing, those who can help others, those who can get others to work together, those who speak in unknown languages.

1 Kings 22:6

  1. So King Ahab summoned his prophets, about four hundred of them, and asked them, "Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead or not?" They all replied, "Go right ahead! The Lord will give you a glorious victory!"
  2. But Jehoshaphat asked, "Isn't there a prophet of the LORD around, too? I would like to ask him the same question."
  3. King Ahab replied, "There is still one prophet of the LORD, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but bad news for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.You shouldn't talk like that," Jehoshaphat said. "Let's hear what he has to say."

1 Timothy 1:12

  1. How thankful I am to Christ Jesus our Lord for considering me trustworthy and appointing me to serve him,
  2. even though I used to scoff at the name of Christ. I hunted down his people, harming them in every way I could. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.
  3. Oh, how kind and gracious the Lord was! He filled me completely with faith and the love of Christ Jesus.

Colossians 4:12

  1. Epaphras, from your city, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident of the whole will of God.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

  1. Don't you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that our expenses would not be a burden to anyone there as we preached God's Good News among you.

Philippians 2:21

  1. All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ.

Numbers 11:17

  1. I will come down and talk to you there. I will take some of the Spirit that is upon you, and I will put the Spirit upon them also. They will bear the burden of the people along with you, so you will not have to carry it alone.

1 Kings 18:22

  1. Then Elijah said to them, "I am the only prophet of the LORD who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets.

Philippians 2:25

  1. Meanwhile, I thought I should send Epaphroditus back to you. He is a true brother, a faithful worker, and a courageous soldier. And he was your messenger to help me in my need.

Zechariah 11:5

  1. The buyers will slaughter their sheep without remorse. The sellers will say, `Praise the LORD, I am now rich!' Even the shepherds have no compassion for them.

Hebrews 3:6

  1. But Christ, the faithful Son, was in charge of the entire household. And we are God's household, if we keep up our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.

Psalms 68:11

  1. The Lord announces victory, and throngs of women shout the happy news.

Philemon 1:1

  1. This letter is from Paul, in prison for preaching the Good News about Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. It is written to Philemon, our much loved co-worker,

Revelation 2:1

  1. "Write this letter to the angel of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lampstands:

Revelation 11:2

  1. But do not measure the outer courtyard, for it has been turned over to the nations. They will trample the holy city for 42 months.
  2. And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will be clothed in sackcloth and will prophesy during those 1,260 days."
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