John 6:10
“And Iesus said, Make the men sit downe. Now there was much grasse in the place. So the men sate downe, in number about fiue thousand.”
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John 6:10 Context
8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peters brother, saith vnto him, 9There is a lad here, which hath fiue barley loaues, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? 10And Iesus said, Make the men sit downe. Now there was much grasse in the place. So the men sate downe, in number about fiue thousand. 11And Iesus tooke the loaues, and when he had giuen thankes, hee distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set downe, and likewise of the fishes, as much as they would. 12When they were filled, he said vnto his disciples, Gather vp the fragments that remaine, that nothing be lost.
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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
Jesus said, "Have the people sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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 (1901)
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.
- Basic English Bible
[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.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
Make the people sit down, said Jesus. The ground was covered with thick grass; so they sat down, the adult men numbering about 5,000.
- Weymouth Bible
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.
- World English Bible
Therfor Jhesus seith, Make ye hem sitte to the mete. And there was myche hey in the place. And so men saten to the mete, as `fyue thousynde in noumbre.
- Wycliffe Bible
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,
- Youngs Literal Bible