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| 1 | He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a little while"—for there were many [people who were continually] coming and going, and they could not even find time to eat. | |
| 2 | And they went away by themselves in the boat to a secluded place. | |
| 3 | Many [people] saw them leaving, and recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the [surrounding] cities, and got there ahead of them. | |
| 4 | When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd [waiting], and He was moved with compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd [lacking guidance]; and He began to teach them many things. | |
| 5 | When the day was nearly gone, His disciples came to Him and said, "This is an isolated place, and it is already late; | |
| 6 | send the crowds away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat." |