Mark 6:35

When the hour was already quite late, his disciples came to him and said, “This place is desolate, and the hour is now late.

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In The King James Version

And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

In Context

34When Jesus went ashore and saw a large crowd, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them many things.

36Send the people away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves some bread, for they have nothing to eat.”

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Cross References

Luke 9:12As the day began to draw to a close, the twelve came up and said to Jesus, “Send the crowd away so that they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and provisions, for we are in a desolate place here.”

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:31-45

The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. 30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. 31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. 33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent… Read the whole commentary →

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