John 4:35

4:35 Don’t you say, ¹  ‘There are four more months and then comes the harvest?’ I tell you, look up ²  and see that the fields are already white ³  for harvest!

Matthew 14:14-15

14:14 As he got out he saw the large crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 14:15 When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying, “This is an isolated place ⁴  and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

Mark 6:34-35

6:34 As Jesus ⁵  came ashore ⁶  he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So ⁷  he taught them many things.

6:35 When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is an isolated place ⁸  and it is already very late.

Luke 9:12

9:12 Now the day began to draw to a close, ⁹  so ¹⁰  the twelve came and said to Jesus, ¹¹  “Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging ¹²  and food, because we are in an isolated place.” ¹³ 

¹ tn The recitative ὅτι (Joti) after λέγετε (legete) has not been translated.

² tn Grk “lift up your eyes” (an idiom). BDAG 357 s.v. ἐπαίρω 1 has “look up” here.

³ tn That is, “ripe.”

⁴ tn Or “a desert” (meaning a deserted or desolate area with sparse vegetation).

⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Grk “came out [of the boat],” with the reference to the boat understood.

⁷ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “So” to indicate this action is the result of Jesus’ compassion on the crowd in the narrative.

⁸ tn Or “a desert” (meaning a deserted or desolate area with sparse vegetation).

⁹ tn Grk “the day began to decline,” looking to the approach of sunset.

¹⁰ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that the disciples’ request was related to the approach of sunset.

¹¹ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹² tn That is, find someone to show them hospitality. L&N 34.61 has “find lodging,” using this verse as an example.

¹³ tn Or “in a desert” (meaning a deserted or desolate area with sparse vegetation). Here ὧδε (Jwde) has not been translated.