John 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.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
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.
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.
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 He said, Bring them here to me. 19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke them, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the multitude.
- Matt 15:35-36 : 35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 36 And he took the seven loaves and the fish, and gave thanks, and broke them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
- Mark 6:39-41 : 39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by groups on the green grass. 40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties. 41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fish he divided among them all.
- Mark 8:6-7 : 6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke them, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and they set them before the people. 7 And they had a few small fish, and he blessed them, and commanded to set them also before them.
- Luke 9:14-16 : 14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in groups of fifty. 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
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- Luke 9:12-176 verses87%
12 And when the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country around and lodge, and get provisions; for we are here in a desert place.
13 But he said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fish; unless we go and buy food for all these people.
14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in groups of fifty.
15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.
16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
17 And they ate, and were all filled, and twelve baskets of leftover fragments were taken up by them.
- Mark 6:35-4410 verses84%
35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far spent:
36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
37 He answered and said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them to eat?
38 He said to them, How many loaves do you have? Go and see. And when they knew, they said, Five, and two fish.
39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by groups on the green grass.
40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.
41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fish he divided among them all.
42 And they all ate and were filled.
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fish.
44 And those who ate the loaves were about five thousand men.
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9 There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish: but what are they among so many?
- Matt 15:33-386 verses83%
33 And his disciples said to him, Where should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
34 And Jesus said to them, How many loaves have you? And they said, Seven, and a few little fish.
35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
36 And he took the seven loaves and the fish, and gave thanks, and broke them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up of the broken food that was left seven baskets full.
38 And those that ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
- Matt 14:15-217 verses82%
15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a deserted place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.
16 But Jesus said to them, They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat.
17 And they said to him, We have here only five loaves and two fish.
18 He said, Bring them here to me.
19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke them, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the multitude.
20 And they all ate and were filled: and they took up twelve baskets full of the leftover fragments.
21 And those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
- John 6:11-133 verses80%
11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting; and likewise of the fish as much as they wanted.
12 When they were filled, he said to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.
13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which were left over after those who had eaten.
- Mark 8:4-96 verses79%
4 And his disciples answered him, From where can anyone satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?
5 And he asked them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven.
6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke them, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and they set them before the people.
7 And they had a few small fish, and he blessed them, and commanded to set them also before them.
8 So they ate and were filled, and they took up seven baskets of the leftover fragments.
9 And those who had eaten were about four thousand, and he sent them away.
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5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company coming to him, he said to Philip, Where shall we buy bread, so these may eat?
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3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
- Mark 8:19-202 verses75%
19 When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? They said to him, Twelve.
20 And when the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? And they said, Seven.
- Matt 16:9-102 verses74%
9 Do you not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
10 Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
- Mark 8:1-22 verses74%
1 In those days, the crowd being very large, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said to them,
2 I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat:
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31 And he said to them, Come apart by yourselves into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
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4 However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
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1 And seeing the crowds, he went up on a mountain: and when he sat down, his disciples came to him: