Mark 6:39

And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

In Context

38And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five cakes of bread and two fishes.

40And they were placed in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:5And the food at his table, and all his servants seated there, and those who were waiting on him in their places, and their robes, and his wine-servants, and the burned offerings which he made in the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her.

Matthew 15:35Then he gave an order to the people to be seated on the earth,

1 Corinthians 14:40Let all things be done in the right and ordered way.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:31-45

The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. 30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. 31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. 33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent… Read the whole commentary →

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