“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Matthew 9 contains 38 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.