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


In Context

11 And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.

12 And when the day began to decline, then came the twelve, and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country around, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

13 But he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy provisions for all this people.

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

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

16 Then he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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 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.