Luke 9:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the apostles, when they returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὑποστρέψαντες, οἱ ἀπόστολοι, διηγήσαντο αὐτῷ ὅσα ἐποίησαν. Καὶ παραλαβὼν αὐτούς, ὑπεχώρησεν κατʼ ἰδίαν εἰς τόπον ἔρημον πόλεως καλουμένης Βηθσαϊδά.

Transliteration

And hypostrepsantes, the apostoloi, diēgēsanto to him whatever they epoiēsan. And paralabōn them, he hypechōrēsen by idian into a topon erēmon of a poleōs kaloumenēs Bēthsaida.

Grammar Details

• *hypostrepsantes*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having returned
• *apostoloi*: nominative masculine plural - apostles/messengers
• *diēgēsanto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural - told/narrated/related
• *epoiēsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - did/performed
• *paralabōn*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having taken/taking with him
• *hypechōrēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - withdrew/departed
• *idian*: accusative feminine singular - private/separate/one's own
• *topon*: accusative masculine singular - place/location
• *erēmon*: accusative masculine singular - deserted/desolate/uninhabited
• *poleōs*: genitive feminine singular - city/town
• *kaloumenēs*: present passive participle, genitive feminine singular - being called/named
• *Bēthsaida*: genitive feminine singular - Bethsaida (proper name)

Word Meanings

• *hypostrepsantes*: having returned/having come back
• *apostoloi*: apostles/messengers/those sent
• *diēgēsanto*: told/narrated/related/reported
• *epoiēsan*: did/performed/accomplished/made
• *paralabōn*: having taken/taking with him/bringing along
• *hypechōrēsen*: withdrew/departed/retreated
• *idian*: private/separate/by himself/alone
• *topon*: place/location/spot/region
• *erēmon*: deserted/desolate/uninhabited/lonely
• *kaloumenēs*: being called/named/known as

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the apostles, when they were returned, declared unto him what things they had done. And he took them, and withdrew apart {G2398} to a city called Bethsaida.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the Apostles retourned and tolde him what great thinges they had done. And he toke them and went a syde into a solitary place nye to a citie called Bethsaida.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the Apostles came agayne, and tolde him how greate thinges they had done. And he toke them to him, and wente asyde into a solytary place by the cite called Bethsaida.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when the Apostles returned, they tolde him what great things they had done. Then he tooke them to him, and went aside into a solitarie place, neere to the citie called Bethsaida.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the apostles returned, & tolde him all that they had done. And he toke the and went aside into a solitarie place, nye vnto the citie that is called Bethsaida.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done. He took them, and withdrew apart to a deserted place of a city called Bethsaida.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the apostles, when they were returned, declared unto him what things they had done. And he took them, and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the apostles, when they were returned, declared unto him what things they had done. And he took them, and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them with him and went away from the people to a town named Beth-saida.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done. He took them, and withdrew apart to a deserted place of a city called Bethsaida.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Feeding of the Five Thousand When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 11:21 : 21 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
• Luke 10:17 : 17 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name.
• John 1:44 : 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
• John 6:5-9 : 5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company coming to him, he said to Philip, Where shall we buy bread, so these may eat? 6 And he said this to test him: for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, 9 There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish: but what are they among so many? 10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting; and likewise of the fish as much as they wanted. 12 When they were filled, he said to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost. 13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which were left over after those who had eaten.
• Heb 13:17 : 17 Obey those who rule over you, and submit to them, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.
• Matt 14:13-21 : 13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed from there by ship into a deserted place apart: and when the people heard of it, they followed him on foot out of the cities. 14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. 15 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. 16 But Jesus said to them, They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat. 17 And they said to him, We have here only five loaves and two fish. 18 He said, Bring them here to me. 19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke them, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the multitude. 20 And they all ate and were filled: and they took up twelve baskets full of the leftover fragments. 21 And those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
• Mark 2:7 : 7 Why does this man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God only?
• Mark 6:30-45 : 30 And the apostles gathered together to Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. 31 And he said to them, Come apart by yourselves into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. 33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran there on foot out of all cities, and arrived before them, and came together to him. 34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw many people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. 35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far spent: 36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat. 37 He answered and said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them to eat? 38 He said to them, How many loaves do you have? Go and see. And when they knew, they said, Five, and two fish. 39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by groups on the green grass. 40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties. 41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fish he divided among them all. 42 And they all ate and were filled. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fish. 44 And those who ate the loaves were about five thousand men. 45 And immediately he made his disciples get into the ship, and go to the other side before to Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
• Luke 9:10-17 : 10 And the apostles, when they returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11 And the people, when they knew it, followed him; and he received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. 12 And when the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country around and lodge, and get provisions; for we are here in a desert place. 13 But he said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fish; unless we go and buy food for all these people. 14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in groups of fifty. 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17 And they ate, and were all filled, and twelve baskets of leftover fragments were taken up by them.
• Zech 1:10 : 10 And the man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are the ones whom the LORD has sent to walk to and fro throughout the earth.