World English Bible
"If I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way.""
— Mark 8:3, World English Bible
“And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.”
“and if I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way; and some of them are come from far. ”
“If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, and some of them have come from a great distance.””
“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.”
“If I send them away to their houses with no food, they will be overcome by weariness on the way; and some of them have come from far.”
“And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.”
In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them,
"I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.
If I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way."
His disciples answered him, "From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?"
He asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven."
He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.