Jesus called His friends and said, <jesus>I feel sad for the people. They have no food. They were with Me three days. I do not want them to go hungry.</jesus> β
Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, βI have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.β
KJV
Then Jesus called his disciples [unto him], and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
ASV
And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint on the way.