Matthew 14:15
Good News Translation
That evening his disciples came to him and said, "It is already very late, and this is a lonely place. Send the people away and let them go to the villages to buy food for themselves."

New Revised Standard Version
When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

Contemporary English Version
That evening the disciples came to Jesus and said, "This place is like a desert, and it's already late. Let the crowds leave, so they can go to the villages and buy some food."

New American Bible
When it was evening, the disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already late; dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now passed: send away the multitudes, that going into the towns, they may buy themselves victuals.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now passed: send away the multitudes, that going into the towns, they may buy themselves victuals.

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Mark 6:35,36 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past: . . .

Luke 9:12 Now the day began to decline. And the twelve came and said to him: Send away the multitude, that, going into the towns and villages round about, they may lodge and get victuals; for we are here in a desert place.

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Matthew 15:23 Who answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she crieth after us:

Mark 8:3 And if I shall send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way: for some of them came from afar off.

Context
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
14And he coming forth saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, and healed their sick. 15And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now passed: send away the multitudes, that going into the towns, they may buy themselves victuals. 16But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give you them to eat.…
Cross References
Matthew 14:13
Which when Jesus had heard, he retired from thence by a boat, into a desert place apart, and the multitudes having heard of it, followed him on foot out of the cities.

Matthew 14:14
And he coming forth saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

Matthew 14:16
But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give you them to eat.

Luke 9:12
Now the day began to decline. And the twelve came and said to him: Send away the multitude, that, going into the towns and villages round about, they may lodge and get victuals; for we are here in a desert place.

Matthew 14:14
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