Matthew 14:15
When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.'
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a deserted place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
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King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And{G1161} when it was{G1096}{(G5637)} evening{G3798}, his{G846} disciples{G3101} came{G4334}{(G5656)} to him{G846}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, This is{G2076}{(G5748)} a desert{G2048} place{G5117}, and{G2532} the time{G5610} is now{G2235} past{G3928}{(G5627)}; send{G630} the multitude{G3793} away{G630}{(G5657)}, that{G2443} they may go{G565}{(G5631)} into{G1519} the villages{G2968}, and buy{G59}{(G5661)} themselves{G1438} victuals{G1033}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
When even was come his disciples came to him sayinge. This is a deserte place and the daye is spent: let the people departe yt they maye go into ye tounes and bye them vytayllis.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
But at euen his disciples came vnto him, & saide: This is a deserte place, and ye night falleth on: let ye people departe from the, that they maye go in to the townes, and bye them vytayles.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And when euen was come, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desart place, and the time is alreadie past: let the multitude depart, that they may goe into the townes, and bye them vitailes.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And when the euen drewe on, his disciples came to hym, saying: this is a desert place, and the hour is nowe past, let the people depart, that they may go into the townes, and bye them vittels.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
Webster's Bible (1833)
When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, "This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and evening having come, his disciples came to him, saying, `The place is desolate, and the hour hath now past, let away the multitudes that, having gone to the villages, they may buy to themselves food.'
American Standard Version (1901)
And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.
American Standard Version (1901)
And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, This place is waste land, and the time is now past; send the people away so that they may go into the towns and get themselves food.
World English Bible (2000)
When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, "This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying,“This is an isolated place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
Referenced Verses
- Matt 15:23 : 23 But Jesus did not answer her a word. So his disciples came to him, urging him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
- Mark 6:35-36 : 35 By this time it was late in the day, so His disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a remote place, and it’s already very late.' 36 'Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.'
- Mark 8:3 : 3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, because some of them have come from far away.
- Luke 9:12 : 12 As the day was coming to an end, the twelve approached him and said, 'Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.'
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Mark 6:34-385 verses88%
34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.
35 By this time it was late in the day, so His disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a remote place, and it’s already very late.'
36 'Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.'
37 But He answered them, 'You give them something to eat.' They said to Him, 'Should we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?'
38 He asked them, 'How many loaves do you have? Go and see.' When they found out, they said, 'Five, and two fish.'
- Luke 9:12-143 verses87%
12 As the day was coming to an end, the twelve approached him and said, 'Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.'
13 But he said to them, 'You give them something to eat.' They replied, 'We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all these people.'
14 For about five thousand men were there. But he said to his disciples, 'Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.'
- Matt 14:16-238 verses83%
16 But Jesus replied, 'They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.'
17 They said to Him, 'We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.'
18 Jesus said, 'Bring them here to me.'
19 Then He instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, gave thanks, and broke the loaves. He then gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples collected twelve baskets full of leftover pieces.
21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
22 Immediately, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.
23 After dismissing the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone.
- Matt 15:32-398 verses80%
32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint on the way.”
33 His disciples replied, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”
34 Jesus asked, “How many loaves do you have?” “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.
36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.
37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
38 The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 After sending the crowds away, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magdala.
- Mark 8:1-44 verses79%
1 During those days, a very large crowd gathered, and since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them,
2 I feel compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat.
3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, because some of them have come from far away.
4 The disciples answered him, 'Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy these people here in this deserted place?'
- Mark 6:31-322 verses78%
31 Then He said to them, 'Come away by yourselves to a solitary place and rest for a while.' For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have a chance to eat.
32 So they went away by boat to a solitary place by themselves.
- John 6:16-172 verses78%
16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. By then it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them.
- Matt 14:13-142 verses77%
13 When Jesus heard about this, He withdrew from there by boat to a solitary place. Yet the crowds, hearing of this, followed Him on foot from the towns.
14 When He stepped ashore and saw the great crowd, He was moved with compassion for them and healed their sick.
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5 When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, 'Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?'
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17 When evening came, Jesus arrived with the twelve.
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9 About four thousand people were there. He sent them away.
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35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, 'Let us go across to the other side.'
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42 At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The crowds were searching for Him, and they came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving them.
- John 6:12-132 verses74%
12 When they were full, he said to his disciples, 'Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing is wasted.'
13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with pieces left over from the five barley loaves, which were more than enough for those who had eaten.
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17 They all ate and were satisfied, and the leftovers were gathered—twelve baskets of broken pieces.
- Mark 6:44-474 verses73%
44 The number of men who had eaten the loaves was about five thousand.
45 Immediately, Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
46 After saying goodbye to them, He went up on a mountain to pray.
47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on land.
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5 When the disciples reached the other side, they forgot to bring bread.
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31 Meanwhile, the disciples were urging him, saying, "Rabbi, eat something."
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12 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples asked him, "Where do you want us to go and prepare the Passover meal for you to eat?"
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20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so much so that He and His disciples were not even able to eat.