Luke 9:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} the{G756} day{G2250} began{G756} to wear away;{G2827} and the twelve{G1427} came,{G4334} and said{G2036} unto him,{G846} Send{G630} the multitude{G3793} away,{G630} that{G2443} they may go{G565} into{G1519} the villages{G2968} and{G2532} country{G68} round about,{G2945} and{G2532} lodge,{G2647} and{G2532} get{G2147} provisions:{G1979} for{G3754} we are{G2070} here{G5602} in{G1722} a desert{G2048} place.{G5117}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} when the day{G2250} began{G756}{(G5662)} to wear away{G2827}{(G5721)}, then{G1161} came{G4334}{(G5631)} the twelve{G1427}, and said{G2036}{(G5632)} unto him{G846}, Send{G630} the multitude{G3793} away{G630}{(G5657)}, that{G2443} they may go{G565}{(G5631)} into{G1519} the towns{G2968} and{G2532} country{G68} round about{G2945}, and lodge{G2647}{(G5661)}, and{G2532} get{G2147}{(G5627)} victuals{G1979}: for{G3754} we are{G2070}{(G5748)} here{G5602} in{G1722} a desert{G2048} place{G5117}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And when ye daye beganne to weare awaye then came the twelve and sayde vnto him: sende ye people awaye that they maye goo into the tounes and villages roundabout and lodge and get meate for we are here in a place of wyldernes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But the daye beganne to go downe. Then came the twolue to him, and sayde vnto him: let the people departe fro the, that they maye go in to the townes rounde aboute, and in to ye vyllagies, where they maye fynde lodgynge & meate, for we are here in ye wyldernesse.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when the day began to weare away, the twelue came, and sayd vnto him, Sende the people away, that they may goe into the townes and villages round about, and lodge, & get meate: for we are here in a desart place.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when the day began to weare away, then came the twelue and sayde vnto hym: Sende the people awaye, that they may go into the townes and vyllages rounde about, and lodge, and get meate: for we are here in a place of wyldernesse.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said to him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get food, for we are here in a deserted place."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, said to him, `Let away the multitude, that having gone to the villages and the fields round about, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desert place.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the day went on; and the twelve came to him and said, Send these people away so that they may go into the towns and the country round about and get resting-places and food for themselves, for we are in a waste place.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said to him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get food, for we are here in a deserted place."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus,“Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place.”

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 15:23 : 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and asked him, saying, Send her away; for she cries after us.
  • Matt 15:32 : 32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have continued with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint on the way.
  • Mark 6:35-44 : 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.
  • John 6:1 : 1 After these things, Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
  • 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. 14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is truly that prophet that should come into the world. 15 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain alone.
  • Ps 78:19-20 : 19 Yes, they spoke against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? 20 Behold, he struck the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
  • Ezek 34:25 : 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
  • Hos 13:5 : 5 I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
  • Matt 14:15-21 : 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.

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    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.

  • Mark 6:34-38
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    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.

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    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.

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    5 verses
    80%

    1 In those days, the crowd being very large, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said to them,

    2 I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat:

    3 And if I send them away fasting to their own homes, they will faint on the way, for many of them came from far.

    4 And his disciples answered him, From where can anyone satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?

    5 And he asked them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven.

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    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.

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    33 And his disciples said to him, Where should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

  • Luke 9:16-17
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    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.

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    9 And those who had eaten were about four thousand, and he sent them away.

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