Mark 6:39
New International Version
Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

New Living Translation
Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

English Standard Version
Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.

Berean Literal Bible
And He commanded them to make them all recline, groups by groups, on the green grass.

King James Bible
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

New King James Version
Then He commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass.

New American Standard Bible
And He ordered them all to recline by groups on the green grass.

NASB 1995
And He commanded them all to sit down by groups on the green grass.

NASB 1977
And He commanded them all to recline by groups on the green grass.

Legacy Standard Bible
And He commanded them all to sit down by groups on the green grass.

Amplified Bible
Then Jesus commanded them all to sit down by groups on the green grass.

Christian Standard Bible
Then he instructed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He instructed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

American Standard Version
And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he commanded them to seat everyone on the grass.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus told his disciples to tell the people to sit down on the green grass.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

English Revised Version
And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he ordered all of them to sit down in groups on the green grass.

Good News Translation
Jesus then told his disciples to make all the people divide into groups and sit down on the green grass.

International Standard Version
Then he ordered them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

Literal Standard Version
And He commanded them to make all recline in companies on the green grass,

Majority Standard Bible
Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.

New American Bible
So he gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass.

NET Bible
Then he directed them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.

New Revised Standard Version
Then he ordered them to get all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass.

New Heart English Bible
He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

Weymouth New Testament
So He directed them to make all sit down in companies on the green grass.

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

Young's Literal Translation
And he commanded them to make all recline in companies upon the green grass,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
38“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.” 39Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass. 40So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.…

Cross References
Mark 6:38
"Go and see how many loaves you have," He told them. And after checking, they said, "Five--and two fish."

Mark 6:40
So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

Luke 9:14
(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

John 6:10
"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.


Treasury of Scripture

And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies on the green grass.

1 Kings 10:5
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

Esther 1:5,6
And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; …

Matthew 15:35
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

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Mark 6
1. Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.
7. He gives the twelve power over unclean spirits.
14. Various opinions of Jesus.
16. John the Baptist is imprisoned, beheaded, and buried.
30. The apostles return from preaching.
34. The miracle of five loaves and two fishes.
45. Jesus walks on the sea;
53. and heals all who touch him.














(39) By companies.--The Greek expresses the distributive force of the English by simple repetition, "companies and companies." The "green grass" may be noted as an example of St. Mark's vividness, and serves as an indirect note of time pointing to the same season as that specified by St. John, sc., a little before the Passover. (Comp. John 6:10.)

Verse 39. - All were to sit down by companies (συμπόσια συμπόσια) - St. Luke (Luke 9:14) says that the companies were about fifty each (ἀνὰ πεντήκοντα) - upon the green grass. St. John says (John 6:10) that "there was much grass in the place." This indicates the time of the year. The grass was growing, and it was green. It would not be green in that district after April. Thus St. Mark's account of the state of the grass at that time (an account evidently repeated from an eye-witness) coincides with the account of St. John, who says that "the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was at hand" (John 6:4).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Then
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[Jesus] directed
ἐπέταξεν (epetaxen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2004: To give order, command, charge. From epi and tasso; to arrange upon, i.e. Order.

them
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

to have [the people] sit
ἀνακλῖναι (anaklinai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 347: To lay upon, lean against, lay down, make to recline; pass: I lie back, recline. From ana and klino; to lean back.

in groups
συμπόσια (symposia)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4849: A drinking party, festive company. Neuter of a derivative of the alternate of sumpino; a drinking-party, i.e. a room of guests.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

green
χλωρῷ (chlōrō)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5515: Green, pale green. From the same as Chloe; greenish, i.e. Verdant, dun-colored.

grass.
χόρτῳ (chortō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5528: Grass, herbage, growing grain, hay. Apparently a primary word; a 'court' or 'garden', i.e. herbage or vegetation.


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