Mark 6:39
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
Mark 6:39 in other translations
| BSB | Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass. |
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| WEB | He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass. |
| ASV | And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass. |
| YLT | And he commanded them to make all recline in companies upon the green grass, |
| DARBY | And he ordered them to make them all sit down by companies on the green grass. |
| BBE | And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass. |
| Webster | And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. |
What does Mark 6:39 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 6:30-44
Let not ministers do any thing or teach any thing, but what they are willing should be told to their Lord. Christ notices the frights of some, and the toils of others of his disciples, and provides rest for those that are tired, and refuge for those that are terrified. The people sought the spiritual food of Christ's word, and then he took care that they should not want bodily food. If Christ and his disciples put…
Mark 6:39 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 6:39
- 1 Corinthians 14:33
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
- Matthew 15:35
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
- 1 Corinthians 14:40
Let all things be done decently and in order.
- 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; Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
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Context
- Mark 6:38
He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
- Mark 6:39
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
- Mark 6:40
And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
Mark 6:39 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y les mandó que hiciesen recostar á todos por partidas sobre la hierba verde. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il leur commanda de les faire tous asseoir par troupes sur l’herbe verte. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er befahl ihnen, daß sie alle sich lagern ließen, in Gruppen, auf dem grünen Grase. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et præcepit illis ut accumbere facerent omnes secundum contubernia super viride fœnum. |