The Feeding of Five Thousand

10 And when they[a] returned, the apostles described to him all that they had done. And he took them along and[b] withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida. 11 But when[c] the crowds found out, they followed him, and welcoming them, he began to speak[d] to them about the kingdom of God, and he cured those who had need of healing. 12 Now the day began to be far spent, and the twelve came up and[e] said to him, “Send away the crowd so that they can go into the surrounding villages and farms to obtain lodging and find provisions, because we are here in a desolate place.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:10 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“returned”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Luke 9:10 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took … along”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Luke 9:11 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“found out”) which is understood as temporal
  4. Luke 9:11 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to speak”)
  5. Luke 9:12 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb