John 6:10
Jesus said, 'Have the people sit down.' There was plenty of grass in the place, so the men sat down, about five thousand in number.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
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.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
{G1161} Jesus{G2424} said,{G2036} Make{G4160} the people{G444} sit down.{G377} Now{G1161} there was{G2258} much{G4183} grass{G5528} in{G1722} the place.{G5117} So{G3767} the men{G435} sat down,{G377} in number{G706} about{G5616} five thousand.{G4000}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And{G1161} Jesus{G2424} said{G2036}{(G5627)}, Make{G4160}{(G5657)} the men{G444} sit down{G377}{(G5629)}. Now{G1161} there was{G2258}{(G5713)} much{G4183} grass{G5528} in{G1722} the place{G5117}. So{G3767} the men{G435} sat down{G377}{(G5627)}, in number{G706} about{G5616} five thousand{G4000}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And Iesus sayde. Make the people sit doune: Ther was moche grasse in the place. And the men sate doune in nombre about five thousande.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iesus sayde: Make the people syt downe. There was moch grasse in the place. Then they sat the downe, aboute a fyue thousande men.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And Iesus saide, Make ye people sit downe. (Nowe there was much grasse in that place.) Then the men sate downe in nomber, about fiue thousande.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Iesus sayde: Make the people syt downe. There was much grasse in the place. So the men sate downe, in number about fyue thousande.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And Jesus said, `Make the men to sit down;' and there was much grass in the place, the men then sat down, in number, as it were, five thousand,
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Jesus said, Let the people be seated. Now there was much grass in that place. And those seated on the grass were about five thousand.
World English Bible (2000)
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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Jesus said,“Have the people sit down.”(Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.
Referenced Verses
- Matt 14:18-19 : 18 Jesus said, 'Bring them here to me.' 19 Then He instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, gave thanks, and broke the loaves. He then gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
- Matt 15:35-36 : 35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.
- Mark 6:39-41 : 39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the crowd sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, gave thanks, and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to distribute to the people, and He also divided the two fish among them all.
- Mark 8:6-7 : 6 He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they distributed them to the crowd. 7 They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for them, he said to distribute them as well.
- Luke 9:14-16 : 14 For about five thousand men were there. But he said to his disciples, 'Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.' 15 So they did as instructed and had them all sit down. 16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to distribute to the crowd.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Luke 9:12-176 verses87%
12 As the day was coming to an end, the twelve approached him and said, 'Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.'
13 But he said to them, 'You give them something to eat.' They replied, 'We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all these people.'
14 For about five thousand men were there. But he said to his disciples, 'Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.'
15 So they did as instructed and had them all sit down.
16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to distribute to the crowd.
17 They all ate and were satisfied, and the leftovers were gathered—twelve baskets of broken pieces.
- Mark 6:35-4410 verses84%
35 By this time it was late in the day, so His disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a remote place, and it’s already very late.'
36 'Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.'
37 But He answered them, 'You give them something to eat.' They said to Him, 'Should we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?'
38 He asked them, 'How many loaves do you have? Go and see.' When they found out, they said, 'Five, and two fish.'
39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the crowd sit down in groups on the green grass.
40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, gave thanks, and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to distribute to the people, and He also divided the two fish among them all.
42 They all ate and were satisfied.
43 And the disciples picked up twelve baskets full of broken pieces of bread and fish.
44 The number of men who had eaten the loaves was about five thousand.
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9 'There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they for so many people?'
- Matt 15:33-386 verses83%
33 His disciples replied, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”
34 Jesus asked, “How many loaves do you have?” “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.
36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.
37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
38 The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children.
- Matt 14:15-217 verses82%
15 When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.'
16 But Jesus replied, 'They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.'
17 They said to Him, 'We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.'
18 Jesus said, 'Bring them here to me.'
19 Then He instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, gave thanks, and broke the loaves. He then gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples collected twelve baskets full of leftover pieces.
21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
- John 6:11-133 verses80%
11 Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks, he distributed them to those who were reclining, and likewise the fish, as much as they wanted.
12 When they were full, he said to his disciples, 'Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing is wasted.'
13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with pieces left over from the five barley loaves, which were more than enough for those who had eaten.
- Mark 8:4-96 verses79%
4 The disciples answered him, 'Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy these people here in this deserted place?'
5 Jesus asked them, 'How many loaves do you have?' They said, 'Seven.'
6 He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they distributed them to the crowd.
7 They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for them, he said to distribute them as well.
8 They ate and were satisfied. Then they collected seven baskets of leftover pieces.
9 About four thousand people were there. He sent them away.
- 77%
5 When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, 'Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?'
- 75%
3 Jesus went up onto the mountain and sat there with his disciples.
- Mark 8:19-202 verses75%
19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of leftover pieces did you collect?' They said to him, 'Twelve.'
20 And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of leftover pieces did you collect?' They said, 'Seven.'
- Matt 16:9-102 verses74%
9 Do you still not understand? Don't you remember the five loaves for the five thousand and how many baskets you gathered?
10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many large baskets you gathered?
- Mark 8:1-22 verses74%
1 During those days, a very large crowd gathered, and since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them,
2 I feel compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat.
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31 Then He said to them, 'Come away by yourselves to a solitary place and rest for a while.' For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have a chance to eat.
- 72%
4 But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
- 71%
1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.