Matthew 15:35
33 The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
36 Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
37 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
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
- And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
- KJV
- And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
- WEB
- He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
- ASV
- And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
- DARBY
- And he commanded the crowds to lie down on the ground;
- BLB
- And having commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground,
- ÅB
- Så befalte han folket å sette seg ned på bakken,
- OTB
- Han ba folkemengden sette seg på bakken.
- B1930
- Da bød han folket sette sig ned på jorden,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 6:39–40
Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
Read in contextJohn 6:10
“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.
Read in contextLuke 9:14–16
(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
Read in contextMatthew 14:19–21
And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
Read in context