Mark 6:39
He instructed the disciples to tell all the people to sit down on the green grass.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
In Context
40So the people sat in groups. There were 50 people in some groups and 100 people in other groups.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:5she saw the food that was served on his table every day; she saw where his officials lived (OR, how his officials were seated at the table), their uniforms, the servants who served the food and wine, and the sacrifices that he took to the temple to be offered. She was extremely amazed.
Matthew 15:35He told the people to sit on the ground.
1 Corinthians 14:40But make sure that everything that you do during the worship services is done in a proper and orderly way.
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 →