Mark 6:40
38 “Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
39 Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
42 They all ate and were satisfied,
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
- So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
- KJV
- And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
- WEB
- They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.
- ASV
- And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
- DARBY
- And they sat down in ranks by hundreds and by fifties.
- BLB
- And they sat down groups [by] groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
- ÅB
- Og de satte seg ned, hop ved hop, somme på hundre og somme på femti.
- OTB
- Så satte de seg ned i organiserte grupper.
- B1930
- Og de satte sig ned, hop ved hop, somme på hundre og somme på femti.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 9:14–15
(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
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