Matthew 15:35

So when he had summoned the crowd, and seated them upon the ground,

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

34"How many loaves have you?" answered Jesus. They replied, "Seven, and a few small fish.

36he took the seven loaves and the fish, and gave thanks, then he broke them and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the crowd.

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Cross References

Mark 6:39Then he directed them to make all sit down by companies on the green grass.

John 6:10"Make the men sit down," said Jesus. The ground was covered with thick grass; so the men sat down, in numbers about five thousand. "of righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you will no longer see me;

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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