Mark 6:39

And he bid them make the people recline on the grass by companies.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

38And he said to them: Go, see how many loaves ye have here. And when they had seen, they say to him: Five loaves and two fishes.

40And they reclined, by companies of a hundred, and of fifty.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:35And he commanded the multitudes to recline on the ground.

1 Corinthians 14:40But let every thing be done with decency and regularity.

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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