English Standard Version
Luke 9:12
12Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place."
Luke 9:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, “Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this remote place.”
Context of Luke 9:12
10On their return the apostles told him all that they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida. 11When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing. Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place." 13But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people." 14For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."
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Ἡ δὲ ἡμέρα ἤρξατο κλίνειν. προσελθόντες δὲ οἱ δώδεκα εἶπαν αὐτῷ· ἀπόλυσον τὸν ὄχλον ἵνα πορευθέντες εἰς τὰς κύκλῳ κώμας καὶ ἀγροὺς καταλύσωσιν καὶ εὕρωσιν ἐπισιτισμόν· ὅτι ὧδε ἐν ἐρήμῳ τόπῳ ἐσμέν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- whenἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
- the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- to wear awayκλίνωklinō · to bow/lay downG2827
- cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
- the twelveδώδεκαdōdeka · twelveG1427
- and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Sendἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
- the multitudeὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- they may goἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the townsκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- countryἀγρόςagros · fieldG68
- round aboutκύκλῳkuklō · surroundingG2945
- and lodgeκαταλύωkataluō · to destroy/lodgeG2647
- getεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
- victualsἐπισιτισμόςepisitismos · foodG1979
- forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- we areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- hereὧδεhōde · hereG5602
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- a desertἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
- placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
Cross-references for Luke 9:12
- Matthew 14:15Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves."
- Mark 6:35And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late.
- John 6:1After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
- Matthew 15:23But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying out after us."
- Psalms 78:19They spoke against God, saying, "Can God spread a table in the wilderness?
- Ezekiel 34:25"I will make with them a covenant of peace and banish wild beasts from the land, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
- Hosea 13:5It was I who knew you in the wilderness, in the land of drought;
Commentaries on Luke 9:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Send the multitude away - See this miracle explained at large, on the parallel places, Matthew 14:15-21; (note); Mark 6:36-44; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 See the Matthew 14:13-21 notes, and Mark 6:30-44 notes. Luke 9:10 Bethsaida - A city on the east bank of the river Jordan, near where the river enters into the Sea of Tiberias. In the neighborhood of that city were extensive wastes or deserts. Luke 9:12 Day began to wear away - To decline, or as it drew near toward evening.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 The people followed Jesus, and though they came unseasonably, yet he gave them what they came for. He spake unto them of the kingdom of God. He healed those who had need of healing. And with five loaves of bread and two fishes, Christ fed five thousand men. He will not see those that fear him, and serve him faithfully, want any good thing. When we receive creature-comforts, we must acknowledge that we receive them from God, and that we are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-17The feeding of the 5,000 recalls God’s miraculous feeding of Israel with manna in the wilderness (Exodus 16; see also 2 Kings 4:42–44). It points forward to God’s final salvation as a great feast for all nations (Isaiah 25:6–8; 65:13–14; Luke 14:15–24).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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