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


In Context

11 But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, and spoke to them of the Kingdom of God, and he cured those who needed healing.

12 The day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said to him, |Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get food, for we are here in a deserted place.|

13 But he said to them, |You give them something to eat.| They said, |We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people.|

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

15 They did so, and made them all sit down.

16 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them 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 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 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.