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The Feeding of the Five Thousand

Mark 6:33

In 9 translations

BSB
But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.
KJV
And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.
WEB
They saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.TR reads “The multitudes” instead of “They”
ASV
And the people saw them going, and many knew them, and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.
LSV
And the multitudes saw them going away, and many recognized Him, and they ran there by land from all the cities, and went before them, and came together to Him,
YLT
And the multitudes saw them going away, and many recognised him, and by land from all the cities they ran thither, and went before them, and came together to him,
DBY
And many saw them going, and recognised them, and ran together there on foot, out of all the cities, and got [there] before them.
DRC
And they saw them going away, and many knew: and they ran flocking thither on foot from all the cities, and were there before them.
GNV
But the people sawe them when they departed, and many knewe him, and ran a foote thither out of all cities, and came thither before them, and assembled vnto him.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include οἱ ὄχλοι (“the crowds”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐπέγνωσαν (“recognized”); Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἔγνωσαν (“knew”).
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include προῆλθον (“went before”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ συνῆλθον πρὸς αὐτόν (“and together went to him”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Spelling of εἶδον: Westcott–Hort: εἶδαν.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include αὐτὸν (“him”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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

  • SBLGNT: ἐπέγνωσαν. Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐπέγνωσαν; Robinson–Pierpont add αὐτὸν; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles read ἔγνωσαν.
  • SBLGNT: αὐτούς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτούς; Robinson–Pierpont add καὶ συνῆλθον πρὸς αὐτόν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ εἶδον αὐτοὺς ὑπάγοντας καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν πολλοί, καὶ πεζῇ ἀπὸ πασῶν τῶν πόλεων συνέδραμον ἐκεῖ καὶ προῆλθον αὐτούς.
RP2018
Καὶ εἶδον αὐτοὺς ὑπάγοντας καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτὸν πολλοί, καὶ πεζῇ ἀπὸ πασῶν τῶν πόλεων συνέδραμον ἐκεῖ, καὶ προῆλθον αὐτούς, καὶ συνῆλθον πρὸς αὐτόν.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ εἶδον αὐτοὺς ὑπάγοντας οἱ ὄχλοι, καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτὸν πολλοί, καὶ πεζῇ ἀπὸ πασῶν τῶν πόλεων συνέδραμον ἐκεῖ, καὶ προῆλθον αὐτούς, καὶ συνῆλθον πρὸς αὐτόν.
SCR1894
και ειδον αυτους υπαγοντας οι οχλοι και επεγνωσαν αυτον πολλοι και πεζη απο πασων των πολεων συνεδραμον εκει και προηλθον αυτους και συνηλθον προς αυτον

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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

  • John 6:2A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
  • Matthew 15:29–31Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down. Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at…
  • Mark 6:54–55As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
  • James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

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