The Feeding of the Five Thousand
Luke 9:14
In 9 translations
- BSB
- (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
- KJV
- For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
- WEB
- For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
- ASV
- For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.
- LSV
- for they were about five thousand men. And He said to His disciples, “Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty”;
- YLT
- for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, 'Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;'
- DBY
- for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.
- DRC
- Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
- GNV
- For they were about fiue thousand men. Then he sayde to his disciples, Cause them to sit downe by fifties in a company.
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include ὡσεὶ (“of about”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of πεντακισχίλιοι.¶: Tyndale House: πεντακισχείλιοι.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ὡσεὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὡσεὶ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἦσαν γὰρ ὡσεὶ ἄνδρες πεντακισχίλιοι. εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ· Κατακλίνατε αὐτοὺς κλισίας ὡσεὶ ἀνὰ πεντήκοντα.
- RP2018
- Ἦσαν γὰρ ὡσεὶ ἄνδρες πεντακισχίλιοι. Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ, Κατακλίνατε αὐτοὺς κλισίας ἀνὰ πεντήκοντα.
- TR-Boyd
- Ἦσαν γὰρ ὡσεὶ ἄνδρες πεντακισχίλιοι. Εἶπε δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ, Κατακλίνατε αὐτοὺς κλισίας ἀνὰ πεντήκοντα.
- SCR1894
- ησαν γαρ ωσει ανδρες πεντακισχιλιοι ειπεν δε προς τους μαθητας αυτου κατακλινατε αυτους κλισιας ανα πεντηκοντα
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Cross-references most cited first
- Mark 8:6And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
- 1 Corinthians 14:40But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.
- Mark 6:39–40Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
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