Matthew 9:38 - Plain English Version38 So you have to ask God to send more workers out to tell everyone about me, just like the farmer has to ask for more workers for his crop.” Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176938 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition38 So pray to the Lord of the harvest to force out and thrust laborers into His harvest. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible38 Therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out workers for his harvest.” Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version38 Therefore, petition the Lord of the harvest, so that he may sent out laborers to his harvest." Ver Capítulo |
And Jesus Christ gives these special gifts to his people, so that they can help other people in the church. These gifts are the powers he gives to Christians. He gave some of his people the power to be his special workers, and he sent them out to other people to tell them his good news. And he gave other Christians the power to tell God’s messages to people. And he gave some of them the power to help other people to believe in Jesus. And he gave some Christians the power to be pastors, to look after Christians and teach them God’s way. God gave all these powers to his people to get them ready, so that they can work together for him. God works like that, so that his people get stronger, and so that more people join his family. We are like the body of Jesus Christ here on earth, and he wants that body to get bigger and stronger.
And God gives people different jobs in his church, and he gives them the power to do those jobs. – 1st, there are Jesus’s special workers, that God sends to other places to tell people his good news. – 2nd, there are those other people that God uses to tell his messages. – 3rd, there are those people that can teach other people. – After that, there are those people that have the power to do great things. – Then there are those people that have the power to make sick people better. – And there are those people that can help other people. – And there are those people that can lead other people. – And there are those people that can talk in special languages.
Jesus said to his followers, “Lots of people need to hear about me. They are ready to listen, but nobody is telling them. They are like a big crop of food plants on a farm that are ready for the workers to get their seeds for food. But there are only a few workers. The farmer needs a lot of workers to bring all those seeds into the shed, and in the same way I need a lot of workers to tell people about me, and bring them to God.
Listen. I will tell you this picture story about food plants. You can plant seeds, but then you have to wait about 4 months for them to grow before you can get the food from them. That’s how it is with food plants. But you will not have to wait for people to be ready. A lot of people are ready right now to hear the good news and join God’s family. So there is already work for you to do. You don’t have to wait, like you wait for food plants to grow.