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Luke 9:14
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KJ21
For they were about five thousand men. And He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down by fifties in a company.”
ASV
For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.
AMP
(For there were about 5,000 men.) And He said to His disciples, “Have them sit down to eat in groups of about fifty each.”
AMPC
For there were about 5,000 men. And [Jesus] said to His disciples, Have them [sit down] reclining in table groups (companies) of about fifty each.
BRG
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
CSB
(For about five thousand men were there.) Then he told his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
CSBA
(For about five thousand men were there.) Then he told his disciples, ‘Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.’
CEB
(They said this because about five thousand men were present.) Jesus said to his disciples, “Seat them in groups of about fifty.”
CJB
(For there were about five thousand men.) He said to his talmidim, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
CEV
There were about 5,000 men in the crowd. Jesus said to his disciples, “Tell the people to sit in groups of 50.”
DARBY
for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.
DLNT
For there were about five-thousand men. And He said to His disciples, “Make them lie-down [to eat] in eating-groups— about fifty each”.
DRA
Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
ERV
(There were about 5000 men there.) Jesus said to his followers, “Tell the people to sit in groups of about 50 people.”
EASY
There were about 5,000 men in the crowd. Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Tell the people that they should sit down on the ground in groups. There should be about 50 people in each group.’
EHV
(There were about five thousand men.) He said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
ESV
For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
ESVUK
For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
EXB
(There were about five thousand men there.) Jesus said to his ·followers [disciples], “Tell the people to sit in groups of about fifty people.”
GNV
For they were about five thousand men. Then he said to his disciples, Cause them to sit down by fifties in a company.
GW
(There were about five thousand men.) Then he told his disciples, “Have them sit in groups of about fifty.”
GNT
(There were about five thousand men there.) Jesus said to his disciples, “Make the people sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
HCSB
(For about 5,000 men were there.) Then He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about 50 each.”
ICB
(There were about 5,000 men there.) Jesus said to his followers, “Tell the people to sit in groups of about 50 people.”
ISV
Now there were about 5,000 men. So he told his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about 50.”
PHILLIPS
“You give them something to eat!” returned Jesus. “But we’ve nothing here,” they replied, “except five loaves and two fish, unless you want us to go and buy food for all this crowd?” (There were approximately five thousand men there). Then Jesus said to the disciples, “Get them to sit down in groups of about fifty.”
JUB
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies of fifty.
KJV
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
AKJV
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
LSB
(For there were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
LEB
(For there were about five thousand men.) So he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
TLB
For there were about 5,000 men there! “Just tell them to sit down on the ground in groups of about fifty each,” Jesus replied.
MSG
“You feed them,” Jesus said. They said, “We couldn’t scrape up more than five loaves of bread and a couple of fish—unless, of course, you want us to go to town ourselves and buy food for everybody.” (There were more than five thousand people in the crowd.) But he went ahead and directed his disciples, “Sit them down in groups of about fifty.” They did what he said, and soon had everyone seated. He took the five loaves and two fish, lifted his face to heaven in prayer, blessed, broke, and gave the bread and fish to the disciples to hand out to the crowd. After the people had all eaten their fill, twelve baskets of leftovers were gathered up.
MEV
There were about five thousand men. But He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.”
MOUNCE
For there were about five thousand men. He said · to · his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
NOG
(There were about five thousand men.) Then he told his disciples, “Have them sit in groups of about fifty.”
NABRE
Now the men there numbered about five thousand. Then he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of [about] fifty.”
NASB
(For there were about five thousand men.) But He said to His disciples, “Have them recline to eat in groups of about fifty each.”
NASB1995
(For there were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, “Have them sit down to eat in groups of about fifty each.”
NCB
For there were present about five thousand men. Then he instructed his disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty.”
NCV
(There were about five thousand men there.) Jesus said to his followers, “Tell the people to sit in groups of about fifty people.”
NET
(Now about 5,000 men were there.) Then he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
NIRV
About 5,000 men were there. But Jesus said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about 50 each.”
NIV
(About five thousand men were there.) But he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
NIVUK
(About five thousand men were there.) But he said to his disciples, ‘Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.’
NKJV
For there were about five thousand men. Then He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.”
NLV
There were about five thousand men. Jesus said to His followers, “Have them sit down in groups of fifty people.”
NLT
For there were about 5,000 men there. Jesus replied, “Tell them to sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
NMB
And there were about 5,000 men. And he said to his disciples, Have them sit down in groups of fifty.
NRSVA
For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, ‘Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.’
NRSVACE
For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, ‘Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.’
NRSVCE
For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
NRSVUE
For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
NTFE
(There were about five thousand men.) “Get them to sit down,” Jesus said to them, “in groups of around fifty each.”
OJB
For there were about chamesh elafim anashim (five thousand). But Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to his talmidim, Have them recline [as at a farbrengen (inspirational gathering)], and chamishim (fifty) in a group. [TEHILLIM 23:2]
RGT
For there were about five thousand men. Then He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.”
RSV
For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.”
RSVCE
For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.”
TLV
For there were about five thousand men. Then Yeshua said to His disciples, “Have the people recline in groups of about fifty each.”
VOICE
Jesus: No. You give them something to eat. Disciples: Are You kidding? There are at least 5,000 men here, not to mention women and children. All we have are five loaves and two fish. The only way we could provide for them would be to go to a nearby city and buy cartloads of food. That would cost a small fortune. Jesus: Just do this: organize them in little communities of about 50 people each and have them sit down.
WEB
For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
WE
There were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, `Tell the people to sit down in groups of fifty.'
WYC
And the men were almost five thousand. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit to meat by companies, a fifty together.
YLT
for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, `Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;'
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