Mark 6:39

And he directed that they should make them all recline in companies upon the herbage;

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

In Context

38But he said, Go see how many loaves you have here; and when they had seen, they said to him, Five loaves and two fishes.

40and they reclined in companies, by hundreds and by fifties.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:35And he directed that the multitudes should recline upon the ground.

1 Corinthians 14:40but let every thing be done with decency 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 →

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