Luke 9:14
“For they were about fiue thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit downe by fifties in a company.”
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Luke 9:14 Context
12And when the day beganne to weare away, then came the twelue, and said vnto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the townes and countrey round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place. 13But he said vnto them, Giue yee them to eate. And they said, Wee haue no more but fiue loaues and two fishes, except we should goe and buy meate for all this people. 14For they were about fiue thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit downe by fifties in a company. 15And they did so, and made them all sit downe. 16Then he tooke the fiue loaues and the two fishes, and looking vp to heauen, hee blessed them, and brake, and gaue to the disciples to set before the multitude.
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For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
- King James Version
(For there were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, "Have them sit down {to eat} in groups of about fifty each."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group.
- Basic English Bible
for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.
- Darby Bible
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
- Webster's Bible
(For there were about 5,000 adult men.) But He said to His disciples, "Make them sit down in parties of about fifty each."
- Weymouth Bible
For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."
- World English Bible
And the men weren almost fyue thousynde. And he seide to hise disciplis, Make ye hem sitte to mete bi cumpanyes, a fifti to gidir.
- Wycliffe Bible
for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, `Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;'
- Youngs Literal Bible