Matthew 15:35

So He bade all the people sit down on the ground,

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

34"How many loaves have you?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they said, "and a few small fish."

36and He took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks He broke them up and then distributed them to the disciples, and they to the people.

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Cross References

Mark 6:39So He directed them to make all sit down in companies on the green grass.

John 6:10"Make the people sit down," said Jesus. The ground was covered with thick grass; so they sat down, the adult men numbering about 5,000.

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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