Luke 9:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Luke 9:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 9:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 9:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.””

Luke 9:12 — World English Bible

Luke 9:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place. ”

Luke 9:12 — American Standard Version

Luke 9:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, said to him, `Let away the multitude, that having gone to the villages and the fields round about, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desert place.'”

Luke 9:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 9:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Luke 9:12 — Darby Translation

Luke 9:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when the day began to weare away, the twelue came, and sayd vnto him, Sende the people away, that they may goe into the townes and villages round about, and lodge, and get meate: for we are here in a desart place.”

Luke 9:12 — Geneva Bible

Luke 9:12 in Context — Luke 9

10 And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

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

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

13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat 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.

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What Does Luke 9:12 Mean?

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