Mark 6:39
And he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
In Context
40And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:5And the meat of his table, and the apartments of his servants, and the order of his ministers, and their apparel, and the cupbearers, and the holocausts, which he offered in the house of the Lord: she had no longer any spirit in her,
Matthew 15:35And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground.
1 Corinthians 14:40But let all things be done decently, and according to 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 →