John 6:10

And Iesus sayde. Make the people sit doune: Ther was moche grasse in the place. And the men sate doune in nombre about five thousande.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

In Context

9There ys a lad here which hath fyve barly loves and two fisshes: but what is that amonge so many?

11And Iesus toke the breed and gave thankes and gave to the disciples and his disciples to them that were set doune. And lykwyse of the fysshes as moche as they wolde.

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Cross References

Matthew 14:18And he sayde: bringe the hyther to me.

Mark 6:39And he commaunded them to make them all syt doune by companyes apon the grene grasse.

Luke 9:14And they were about a fyve thousand men. And he sayde to his disciples: Cause them to syt doune by fyfties in a company.

Matthew Henry on John 6:2-15

The Five Thousand Fed. 1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. 2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. 3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. 4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. 5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 6 And this he said to prove… Read the whole commentary →

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