Mark 6:39

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.”

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BSBPD

“Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he commanded them to make all recline in companies upon the green grass,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 6:39 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 10:5the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
  2. Esther 1:5At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.
  3. Matthew 15:35And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
  4. 1 Corinthians 14:33For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.
  5. 1 Corinthians 14:40But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.

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

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