Matthew 15:35

Telling the crowd to sit down on the ground,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

34“How many loaves have you?” said Jesus. “Seven,” they answered, “and a few small fish.”

36Jesus took the seven loaves and the fish, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke them, and gave them to the disciples; and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

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Cross References

Mark 6:39Jesus directed them to make all the people take their seats on the green grass, in parties;

John 6:10“Make the people sit down,” said Jesus. It was a grassy spot; so the people, who numbered about five thousand, sat down,

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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