This is the second major disclosure of Jesus Christ in the gospel of Matthew as Matt 9:35 repeats 4:23 in emphasizing Jesus’ teaching, preaching and healing ministry. It serves as inclusion. Matthew already showed us the authoritative words and authoritative works. Now he is showing us the task, the need and the call of continuing His teaching and works. That is the mission of the church.
这是《马太福音》第二次主讲耶稣基督的部分；9:35重复并强调了4:23的内容，即耶稣的教导、讲道和医治事工。马太已向我们展示了耶稣有权柄的教导和有权柄的事工。现在，马太向我们阐述延续耶稣的教导和事工的必要性与呼召，而这就是我们的任务，亦是教会的使命。
- The Task of the mission 使命的任务 (9:35)
Just as in Matt 4:23 Matthew is showing us Jesus went about teaching, preaching and healing. He is preparing the ground to show the need for mission by repeating the statement.
正如马太在4:23向我们显示耶稣四处展开教导、传道和医治的工作，他现在重申相同的内容，预备呈现宣教的必要性。
- The Need of the Mission 使命的必要性 (9:36-38).
As the great Shepherd of Israel, Jesus went around and saw the people of Israel being harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. He had great compassion for them and He instructed the people to pray earnestly to the Lord to send out laborers into his harvest.”
身为以色列的伟大牧者，耶稣走遍了各个城镇与乡村。当耶稣看见众人，就对他们动了怜悯之心，因为他们困苦流离，像羊没有牧人那样。于是祂对众人说要不住的向收割的主祈求，催促祂的工人参与祂收割的工作。
- The Call to the mission 使命的呼召 (10:1-5)
Because of His compassion Jesus went ahead to appoint the twelve Apostles and sent them out to continue His work of ministry. Here the names of the original twelve Apostles were given.
因着祂的怜悯，耶稣就任命十二使徒，并差遣他们出去延续祂的事工。这里陈述了十二名使徒原来的名字。
Praying the Scripture 用经文祷告
- Jesus saw the crowds like sheep without a shepherd and He had compassion for them. Can you see the people around you are like sheep without shepherd and have compassion for them just like Jesus? Pray that we had compassionate hearts like Jesus.
耶稣看见众人像羊没有牧人那样就对他们动了怜悯之心。 你是否也像耶稣那样看见周围的人像羊没有牧人就对他们动了怜悯之心呢？请祷告我们能有像耶稣那样的怜悯之心。
- When Jesus saw the need of the people He did not ask them to go but pray. Why? It is because the job of pastors and missionaries are not meant for everyone but those who are called by the Lord. Our job is to pray to the Lord to send His men to the fields. Do you bring the need to the Lord? Are you praying for pastors and missionaries?
当耶稣看见众人有需要时，祂并没有要求他们走开，而是为他们祷告。为什么？因为牧师和宣教士的事工必须是由主亲自呼召的仆人来做的，它并不适合任何的人。我们的工作是要向神祈求催促祂差遣工人去收割。你有把这需要带到主前吗？你可有为牧师和宣教士祷告呢？
- This is the first time the word apostle is used on the twelve. They were personally chosen by Jesus Christ. Apostles are very unique and they have special calling, authority and signs (2 Cor. 12:12).
