Matthew 15:35

And he commanded the multitudes to sit down upon the ground,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

34And Jesus saith to them, 'How many loaves have ye?' and they said, 'Seven, and a few little fishes.'

36and having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having given thanks, he did break, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

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Cross References

Mark 6:39And he commanded them to make all recline in companies upon the green grass,

John 6:10And Jesus said, 'Make the men to sit down;' and there was much grass in the place, the men then sat down, in number, as it were, five thousand,

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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