Luke 9:14
World English Bible (WEB)
For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
In context
12 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.”
13 But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people.”
14 For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
15 They did so, and made them all sit down.
16 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
Luke 9:14 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
- KJV King James Version
- For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, 'Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;'
- DBY Darby Translation
- for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.