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The Feeding of the Five Thousand

Mark 6:36

In 9 translations

BSB
Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
KJV
Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
WEB
Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”
ASV
send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat.
LSV
let them away, that having gone away into the surrounding fields and villages, they may buy loaves for themselves, for they do not have what they may eat.”
YLT
let them away, that, having gone away to the surrounding fields and villages, they may buy to themselves loaves, for what they may eat they have not.'
DBY
send them away that they may go into the country and villages around, and buy themselves bread, for they have not anything they can eat.
DRC
Send them away, that going into the next villages and towns, they may buy themselves meat to eat.
GNV
Let them depart, that they may goe into the countrey and townes about, and buy them bread: for they haue nothing to eate.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἄρτους γὰρ (“loaves for”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include οὐκ ἔχουσιν (“not they have”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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

  • SBLGNT: τί φάγωσιν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τί φάγωσιν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἄρτους. Τί γὰρ φάγωσιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν.

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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
ἀπόλυσον αὐτούς, ἵνα ἀπελθόντες εἰς τοὺς κύκλῳ ἀγροὺς καὶ κώμας ἀγοράσωσιν ἑαυτοῖς τί φάγωσιν.
RP2018
ἀπόλυσον αὐτούς, ἵνα ἀπελθόντες εἰς τοὺς κύκλῳ ἀγροὺς καὶ κώμας ἀγοράσωσιν ἑαυτοῖς ἄρτους. Τί γὰρ φάγωσιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν.
TR-Boyd
ἀπόλυσον αὐτούς, ἵνα ἀπελθόντες εἰς τοὺς κύκλῳ ἀγροὺς καὶ κώμας ἀγοράσωσιν ἑαυτοῖς ἄρτους. Τί γὰρ φάγωσιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν.
SCR1894
απολυσον αυτους ινα απελθοντες εις τους κυκλω αγρους και κωμας αγορασωσιν εαυτοις αρτους τι γαρ φαγωσιν ουκ εχουσιν

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◆ Feeding of Five Thousand

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 15:23But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
  • Mark 5:31His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
  • Mark 3:21When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
  • Matthew 16:22Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”

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