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30 Those who had been sent out rejoined Yeshua and reported to him all they had done and taught.
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The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.
31 There were so many people coming and going that they couldn't even take time to eat, so he said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a place where we can be alone, and you can get some rest."
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Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
32 They went off by themselves to an isolated spot;
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So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.
33 but many people, seeing them leave and recognizing them, ran ahead on foot from all the towns and got there first.
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But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.
34 When Yeshua came ashore, he saw a huge crowd. Filled with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, he began teaching them many things.
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When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
35 By this time, the hour was late. The talmidim came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's getting late.
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By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late.
36 Send the people away, so that they can go and buy food for themselves in the farms and towns around here."
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Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
37 But he answered them, "Give them something to eat, yourselves!" They replied, "We are to go and spend thousands on bread, and give it to them to eat?"
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But he answered, “You give them something to eat.”They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages ! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”
38 He asked them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and check." When they had found out, they said, "Five. And two fish."
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“How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
39 Then he ordered all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass.
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Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
40 They sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred.
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So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
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