Mark 6:39

Webster's Bible (1833)

He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

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  • 1 Kgs 10:5 : 5 and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their clothing, and his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Yahweh; there was no more spirit in her.
  • Esth 1:5-6 : 5 When these days were fulfilled, the king made a feast to all the people who were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace. 6 [There were hangings of] white [cloth], [of] green, and [of] blue, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the couches were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red, and white, and yellow, and black marble.
  • Matt 15:35 : 35 He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
  • 1 Cor 14:33 : 33 for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints,
  • 1 Cor 14:40 : 40 Let all things be done decently and in order.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 6:40-45
    6 verses
    84%

    40They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

    41He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

    42They all ate, and were filled.

    43They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

    44Those who ate the loaves were{TR adds "about"} five thousand men.

    45Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.

  • Matt 15:33-37
    5 verses
    83%

    33The disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?"

    34Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

    35He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;

    36and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

    37They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

  • Luke 9:12-17
    6 verses
    82%

    12The day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said to him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get food, for we are here in a deserted place."

    13But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people."

    14For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

    15They did so, and made them all sit down.

    16He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

    17They ate, and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

  • John 6:9-13
    5 verses
    82%

    9"There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?"

    10Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

    11Jesus took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting down; likewise also of the fish as much as they desired.

    12When they were filled, he said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces which are left over, that nothing be lost."

    13So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten.

  • Matt 14:16-21
    6 verses
    77%

    16But Jesus said to them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."

    17They told him, "We only have here five loaves and two fish."

    18He said, "Bring them here to me."

    19He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

    20They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

    21Those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

  • Mark 6:34-38
    5 verses
    76%

    34Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

    35When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, "This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

    36Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat."

    37But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." They asked him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii{200 denarii was about 7 or 8 months wages for an agricultural laborer.} worth of bread, and give them something to eat?"

    38He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go see." When they knew, they said, "Five, and two fish."

  • Mark 8:4-9
    6 verses
    75%

    4His disciples answered him, "From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?"

    5He asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven."

    6He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.

    7They had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also.

    8They ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

    9Those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away.

  • Mark 6:31
    71%

    31He said to them, "You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

  • John 6:3
    71%

    3Jesus went up into the mountain, and he sat there with his disciples.

  • John 6:5
    69%

    5Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?"

  • Matt 8:18
    69%

    18Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.

  • Mark 8:1
    68%

    1In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them,

  • Matt 13:2
    68%

    2Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach.

  • Luke 22:14
    67%

    14When the hour had come, he sat down with the twelve apostles.

  • Matt 5:1
    67%

    1Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

  • Matt 21:6
    66%

    6The disciples went, and did just as Jesus commanded them,

  • Ps 23:2
    66%

    2He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.

  • Luke 6:17
    66%

    17He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;