14for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.


In Context

11 But the crowds knowing it followed him; and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those that had need of healing.

12 But the day began to decline, and the twelve came and said to him, Send away the crowd that they may go into the villages around, and into the fields, and lodge and find victuals, for here we are in a desert place.

13 And he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we should go and buy food for all this people;

14 for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.

15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.

16 And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven he blessed them, and broke and gave to the disciples to set before the crowd.

Luke 9:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:14For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:14They answered, "We have only five loaves of bread and two fish--unless we go and buy food for all this crowd." (About five thousand men were there.)

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:14Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:14For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:14For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:14For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:14For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, |Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:14for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, 'Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:14For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.