Mark 6:40
38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
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
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
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