Mark 6:39
And he gave them orders, that all should be made recline, in parties, upon, the green grass.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
In Context
40And they fell back, in companies, by hundreds and by fifties.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:5and the food of his table, and the seated assembly of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers with their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he ascended unto the house of Yahweh, there was in her no more spirit.
Matthew 15:35And, sending word to the multitude to recline upon the ground,
1 Corinthians 14:40But let, all things, with comeliness, and by arrangement, be done.
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 →