Mark 6:35-36

6:35 When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is an isolated place ¹  and it is already very late. 6:36 Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”

Luke 9:12

9:12 Now the day began to draw to a close, ²  so ³  the twelve came and said to Jesus, ⁴  “Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging ⁵  and food, because we are in an isolated place.” ⁶ 

¹ tn Or “a desert” (meaning a deserted or desolate area with sparse vegetation).

² tn Grk “the day began to decline,” looking to the approach of sunset.

³ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that the disciples’ request was related to the approach of sunset.

⁴ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn That is, find someone to show them hospitality. L&N 34.61 has “find lodging,” using this verse as an example.

⁶ tn Or “in a desert” (meaning a deserted or desolate area with sparse vegetation). Here ὧδε (Jwde) has not been translated.