Matthew 9:38

9:38 Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest ¹  to send out ²  workers into his harvest.”

Matthew 10:10

10:10 no bag ³  for the journey, or an extra tunic, ⁴  or sandals or staff, ⁵  for the worker deserves his provisions.

Matthew 20:2

20:2 And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, ⁶  he sent them into his vineyard.

¹ sn The phrase Lord of the harvest recognizes God’s sovereignty over the harvest process.

² tn Grk “to thrust out.”

³ tn Or “no traveler’s bag”; or possibly “no beggar’s bag” (L&N 6.145; BDAG 811 s.v. πήρα).

⁴ tn Grk “two tunics.” See the note on the word “tunic” in Matt 5:40.

⁵ sn Mark 6:8 allows one staff. It might be that Matthew’s summary (cf. Luke 9:3) means not taking an extra staff or that the expression is merely rhetorical for “traveling light” which has been rendered in two slightly different ways.

⁵ tn Grk “agreeing with the workers for a denarius a day.”