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.
In other versions
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.
ASV
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.
BBE
[And] Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place: the men therefore sat down, in number about five thousand.
DBY
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.
WEB
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,
YLT
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.
ENG
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.
WBT
“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.
BSB
In context
8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
10And 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.
11And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
12When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
Cross-references
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