Matthew 15:35

And he instructed the crowds to recline upon the ground.

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In The King James Version

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

In Context

34And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” But they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”

36And taking the seven loaves and the fish, and giving thanks, he broke and gave to his disciples, and the disciples gave to the people.

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Cross References

Mark 6:39And he instructed them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass.

John 6:10Then Jesus said, “Have the men sit down to eat.” Now, there was much grass in that place. And so the men, in number about five thousand, sat down to eat.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:30-39

Four Thousand Men Fed. 29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. 30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: 31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. 32 Then Jesus called his… Read the whole commentary →

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