Luke 9:14
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
KJV
ἦσαν δὲ ὡσεὶ ἄνδρες πεντακισχίλιοι. εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ· κατακλίνατε αὐτοὺς κλισίας ἀνὰ πεντήκοντα.
Greek NT
Erant autem fere viri quinque millia. Ait autem ad discipulos suos : Facite illos discumbere per convivia quinquagenos.
Vulgate
For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.
ASV
Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ὡσεὶ — SBLGNT
- ὡσεὶ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
1. Introduction to the Feeding of the Five Thousand. And when even had come His disciples came to Him, Matthew 14:15 that is, at the consummation of the age in regard to which we may fitly say what is found in the Epistle of John, It is the last hour. 1 John 2:18 They, not yet understanding what the Word was about to do, say to Him, The place is desert, Matthew 14:15 seeing the…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 14:40 — Let all things be done decently and in order.
- John 6:10 — And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
- Mark 6:39 — And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
- Mark 6:40 — And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
- Mark 8:6 — And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
- Mark 8:6 — And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
- Matt 14:19 — And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the di
- Matt 15:35 — And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.