King James Bible
KJVAnd when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
Explore this verse across multiple translations to discover the richness and depth of Scripture.
The verse Matthew 14:15 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
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King James BibleKJV | And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. | |
American Standard VersionASV | And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past: send away the multitudes, that going into the towns, they may buy themselves victuals. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | But when even was come, his disciples came to him saying, The place is desert, and much of the day time already gone by; dismiss the crowds, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves. | |
English Revised VersionERV | And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. | |
World English BibleWEB | When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, |This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.| | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | and evening having come, his disciples came to him, saying, 'The place is desolate, and the hour hath now past, let away the multitudes that, having gone to the villages, they may buy to themselves food.' | |
American King James VersionAKJV | And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | But when evening was come, the disciples came to Him and said, |This is an uninhabited place, and the best of the day is now gone; send the people away to go into the villages and buy something to eat.| |