Matthew 9:36
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 9
“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.”Matthew 9:36
What Does Matthew 9:36 Mean?
Matthew 9:36 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 9, verse 36 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Compassion.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 9:36 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Luke 10:2“Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.”1 Peter 2:25“For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.”Amos 8:11“Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:”Numbers 27:17“Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.”Mark 6:34“And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.”Jeremiah 23:1“Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 50:6“My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.”Ezekiel 34:3“Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.”Matthew 14:14“And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.”Proverbs 29:18“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”Zechariah 10:2“For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.”2 Chronicles 18:16“Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.”Ezekiel 34:4“The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.”Hebrews 4:15“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.”Hebrews 5:2“Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.”1 Kings 22:17“And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.”Matthew 10:6“But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”Matthew 15:24“But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”Matthew 15:32“Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.”Mark 1:41“And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.”
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