Matthew 15:35
33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
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
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
Read in contextJohn 6:10
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.
Read in contextLuke 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 14:19–21
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
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