New King James Version
Luke 9:12
12When 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.”
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.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)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."
- 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
10And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. 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.” 13But 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.” 14For there were about five thousand men. Then He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.”
Read all of Luke 9Luke 9:12 word by word
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 14:15When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.”
- Mark 6:35When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, “This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late.
- John 6:1After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
- Matthew 15:23But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”
- Psalms 78:19Yes, they spoke against God: They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
- Ezekiel 34:25“I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
- Hosea 13:5I knew you in the wilderness, In the land of great 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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