Mark 6:39
So he commanded them to make them all sit downe by companies vpon the greene grasse.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
In Context
40Then they sate downe by rowes, by hundreds, and by fifties.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:5And the meate of his table, and the sitting of his seruants, and the order of his ministers, and their apparel, and his drinking vessels, and his burnt offrings, that he offered in the house of the Lord, and she was greatly astonied.
Matthew 15:35Then he commanded the multitude to sit downe on the ground,
1 Corinthians 14:40Let all things be done honestly, and by 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 →