Luke 9:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Luke 9:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 9:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 9:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.””

Luke 9:13 — World English Bible

Luke 9:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But he said unto 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 food for all this people. ”

Luke 9:13 — American Standard Version

Luke 9:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he said unto them, `Give ye them to eat;' and they said, `We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;'”

Luke 9:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 9:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we should go and buy food for all this people; ”

Luke 9:13 — Darby Translation

Luke 9:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But he sayd vnto them, Giue ye them to eate. And they sayd, We haue no more but fiue loaues and two fishes, except we should go and buy meate for all this people.”

Luke 9:13 — Geneva Bible

Luke 9:13 in Context — Luke 9

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.

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

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What Does Luke 9:13 Mean?

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