Mark 6:39
And he ordered them to make all lie down in companies upon the green grass.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
In Context
40And they lay down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
Cross References
Matthew 15:35And bidding the multitude to lie down on the ground,
1 Corinthians 14:40but let all things be done becomingly, and in 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 →