Mark 6:39

And he instructed them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass.

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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 many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

40And they sat down in divisions by hundreds and by fifties.

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:5and the food of his table, and the dwelling places of his servants, and the rows of his ministers, and their apparel, and the cupbearers, and the holocausts that he was offering in the house of the Lord, she had no longer any spirit in her.

Matthew 15:35And he instructed the crowds to recline upon the ground.

1 Corinthians 14:40But let everything be done respectfully and according to proper order.

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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