John 6:10

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.”

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BSBPD

““Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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 · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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 · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 6:10 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 14:18“Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said.
  2. Matthew 15:35And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
  3. Mark 6:39Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
  4. Mark 8:6And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
  5. Luke 9:14(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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