John 6:10
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.
- KJV
- And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
- WEB
- Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
- ASV
- Jesus said, Make the people sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
- DARBY
- [And] Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place: the men therefore sat down, in number about five thousand.
- BLB
- Jesus said, “Make the men recline.” Now there was much grass in the place; therefore the men reclined, about five thousand [in] number.
- ÅB
- Jesus sa: La folket sette seg ned! Det var meget gress på stedet, og mennene satte seg da ned, omkring fem tusen i tallet.
- OTB
- Jesus sa: "La folket sette seg ned." Det var mye gress der, så de satte seg ned, omkring fem tusen menn i antall.
- B1930
- Jesus sa: La folket sette sig ned! Det var meget gress på stedet, og mennene satte sig da ned, omkring fem tusen i tallet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 9:14–16
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
Read in contextMatthew 14:18–19
He said, Bring them hither to me.
Read in contextMark 8:6–7
And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
Read in contextMatthew 15:35–36
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
Read in contextMark 6:39–41
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
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