Luke 9:15

And they did so,—and made, one and all, recline.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And they did so, and made them all sit down.

In Context

14For there were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples—Make them recline, in companies of about fifty each.

16And, taking the five loaves, and the two fishes, looking up into heaven, he blessed them, and brake [them] up, and went on giving to the disciples, to set before the multitude;

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Matthew Henry on Luke 9:11-18

The Multitude Miraculously Fed. 10 And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11 And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. 12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and… Read the whole commentary →

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