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The Feeding of the Five Thousand

Mark 6:32

In 9 translations

BSB
So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.
KJV
And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
WEB
They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.
ASV
And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart.
LSV
and they went away to a desolate place, in the boat, by themselves.
YLT
and they went away to a desert place, in the boat, by themselves.
DBY
And they went away apart into a desert place by ship.
DRC
And going up into a ship, they went into a desert place apart.
GNV
So they went by ship out of the way into a desart place.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort include ἐν (“in”); Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • Word order: Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place τῷ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place πλοίῳ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ εἰς ἔρημον τόπον. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ εἰς ἔρημον τόπον; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read εἰς ἔρημον τόπον τῷ πλοίῳ.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἀπῆλθον ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ εἰς ἔρημον τόπον κατʼ ἰδίαν.
RP2018
Καὶ ἀπῆλθον εἰς ἔρημον τόπον τῷ πλοίῳ κατ’ ἰδίαν.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἀπῆλθον εἰς ἔρημον τόπον τῷ πλοίῳ κατ᾿ ἰδίαν.
SCR1894
και απηλθον εις ερημον τοπον τω πλοιω κατ ιδιαν

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◆ Feeding of Five Thousand

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Mark 8:2–9“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.” His…
  • Mark 4:36After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.
  • Mark 6:45Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
  • Mark 3:9Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
  • John 6:5–13When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?” But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do. Philip…
  • Matthew 14:13–21When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns. When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion…
  • Luke 9:10–17Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida. But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them…

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