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Mark 6:35

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KJV ORIGINAL

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:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

When it was getting late, his disciples came up to him and said, 'We're literally in the middle of nowhere, and it's way past dinner time.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Even Jesus' crew had those 'um, we have a situation' moments.

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When evening rolled around, his disciples came up to him and said, 'Look, we're literally in the middle of nowhere, and it's getting late. You should probably send all these people away so they can head to the nearby towns and grab some food.'

As the day was getting late, the twelve disciples came up to Jesus and were like, 'You should probably send all these people away so they can head to the nearby towns and villages to find somewhere to stay and grab some food. We're literally in the middle of nowhere out here.'

So John (the disciple Jesus was closest to) told Peter, 'That's Jesus!' The moment Peter heard it was actually Jesus, he threw on his fishing clothes — because apparently he'd been working shirtless — and literally jumped into the water to get to him.

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