Matthew 15:35

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He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.

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  • Matt 14:19-21 : 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.
  • Mark 6:39-40 : 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.
  • 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.
  • John 6:10 : 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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  • Mark 8:4-9
    6 verses
    88%

    4The disciples answered him, 'Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy these people here in this deserted place?'

    5Jesus asked them, 'How many loaves do you have?' They said, 'Seven.'

    6He 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.

    7They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for them, he said to distribute them as well.

    8They ate and were satisfied. Then they collected seven baskets of leftover pieces.

    9About four thousand people were there. He sent them away.

  • Matt 14:15-20
    6 verses
    85%

    15When 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.'

    16But Jesus replied, 'They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.'

    17They said to Him, 'We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.'

    18Jesus said, 'Bring them here to me.'

    19Then 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.

    20They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples collected twelve baskets full of leftover pieces.

  • Luke 9:13-17
    5 verses
    85%

    13But 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.'

    14For about five thousand men were there. But he said to his disciples, 'Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.'

    15So they did as instructed and had them all sit down.

    16Taking 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.

    17They all ate and were satisfied, and the leftovers were gathered—twelve baskets of broken pieces.

  • Mark 6:34-44
    11 verses
    83%

    34When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.

    35By 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.'

    37But 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?'

    38He asked them, 'How many loaves do you have? Go and see.' When they found out, they said, 'Five, and two fish.'

    39Then Jesus directed them to have all the crowd sit down in groups on the green grass.

    40So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

    41Taking 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.

    42They all ate and were satisfied.

    43And the disciples picked up twelve baskets full of broken pieces of bread and fish.

    44The number of men who had eaten the loaves was about five thousand.

  • Matt 15:36-39
    4 verses
    83%

    36Then 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.

    37They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

    38The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children.

    39After sending the crowds away, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magdala.

  • John 6:9-13
    5 verses
    83%

    9'There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they for so many people?'

    10Jesus said, 'Have the people sit down.' There was plenty of grass in the place, so the men sat down, about five thousand in number.

    11Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks, he distributed them to those who were reclining, and likewise the fish, as much as they wanted.

    12When they were full, he said to his disciples, 'Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing is wasted.'

    13So 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.

  • Matt 15:33-34
    2 verses
    79%

    33His disciples replied, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”

    34Jesus asked, “How many loaves do you have?” “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

  • Matt 15:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.

    30Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the mute, the crippled, and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.

  • Mark 8:1
    76%

    1During those days, a very large crowd gathered, and since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them,

  • Matt 13:2
    76%

    2Large crowds gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat down. Meanwhile, the entire crowd stood on the shore.

  • Matt 5:1
    75%

    1When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.

  • John 6:3
    74%

    3Jesus went up onto the mountain and sat there with his disciples.

  • John 6:5
    73%

    5When 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?'

  • Matt 8:18
    73%

    18When Jesus saw the large crowds around Him, He gave orders to go over to the other side of the lake.

  • Matt 15:10
    73%

    10Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand:

  • John 21:13
    72%

    13Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them, and he did the same with the fish.

  • Luke 5:3
    71%

    3He got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push it out a little from the shore. Then He sat down and began teaching the crowds from the boat.