John 6:10

Jesus said, Let the people be seated. Now there was much grass in that place. And those seated on the grass were about five thousand.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

In Context

9There is a boy here with five barley cakes and two fishes: but what is that among such a number?

11Then Jesus took the cakes and having given praise to God, he gave them to the people who were seated, and the fishes in the same way, as much as they had need of.

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Cross References

Matthew 14:18And he said, Give them to me.

Mark 6:39And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass.

Luke 9:14For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group.

Matthew Henry on John 6:2-15

The Five Thousand Fed. 1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. 2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. 3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. 4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. 5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 6 And this he said to prove… Read the whole commentary →

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