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Verses 30-44 are not normal narrative sentences. The verses have many disjointed phrases ... but when paraphrased as in most bibles, the verses are made to appear like the report of a real historical event.  A careful and accurate translation of the Greek text reveals a multiplicity of puns and Gnostic metaphors.

6:30	And the apostles lead-together before the Jesus, ...
	and they-reported to-him everything which they-did, ...
	and what they-taught.
6:31	And he-said to-them, ... "Come you yourselves down privately into a-wilderness place, ..."
	"and rest-up a-little."
	Were for the-ones coming and the-ones under-leading many, ...
	and not (did-have) 'a-good-time to-eat.'
6:32	And they-went-away in to-the boat, ...
	into a-wilderness place down privately.
6:33	And many saw them under-leading and knew, ...
	and on-foot from all of-the towns they-ran-together there, ...
	and they-came-before them.
6:34	And having-gotten-out (of the boat) he-saw a-great crowd, and he-had-compassion on them, ...
	because they-were like sheep not having a-shepherd, ... ...
	and he-began to-teach them many-things.
6:35	And already a-late hour came, ...
	coming-before to-him the disciples of-him are-saying that, ...
	"a-wilderness is the place, and already (it is) an-hour much (late), ..."
6:36	"Send-away them, so-that having-departed into the surrounding farm-fields and villages, ..."
	"they-may-buy for-themselves what they-may-eat."