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The adjective ergatēs (laborer) in the Bible
(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament and and Brenton for the Septuagint with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 9: 37 | Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers (ergatēs) are few; |
| 9: 38 | therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers (ergatēs) into his harvest." |
| 10: 10 | no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for laborers (ergatēs) deserve their food. |
| 20: 1 | "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers (ergatēs) for his vineyard. |
| 20: 2 | After agreeing with the laborers (ergatēs) for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. |
| 20: 8 | When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the laborers (ergatēs) and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.' |
Luke
| 10: 2 | He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers (ergatēs) are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers (ergatēs) into his harvest. |
| 10: 7 | Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the laborer (ergatēs) deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house. |
Acts
| 19: 25 | These he gathered together, with the laborers (ergatēs) of the same trade, and said, "Men, you know that we get our wealth from this business. |
Philippians
| 3: 2 | Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil laborers (ergatēs), beware of those who mutilate the flesh! |
2 Corinthians
| 11: 13 | For such boasters are false apostles, deceitful laborers (ergatēs), disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. |
1 Timothy
| 5: 18 | for the scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain," and, "The laborer (ergatēs) deserves to be paid." |
2 Timothy
| 2: 15 | Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved by him, a laborer (ergatēs)who has no need to be ashamed, rightly explaining the word of truth. |
James
| 5: 4 | Listen! The wages of the laborers (ergatēs) who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. |
Sirach (LXX)
| 19: 1 | A laborer (ergatēs) that is given to drunkenness shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little. |
| 40: 18 | The life of a self-reliant and a laborer (ergatēs) will be sweet, and above both is he who finds a treasure. |
Wisdom (LXX)
| 17: 17 | For whether he was farmer, or shepherd, or a laborer (ergatēs) in the field, he was overtaken, and endured that necessity, which could not be avoided: for they were all bound with one chain of darkness. |
1 Maccabees (LXX)
| 3: 6 | Wherefore the wicked shrunk for fear of him, and all the laborers (ergatēs) of iniquity were troubled, because salvation prospered in his hand. |
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