Matthew 15 · Verse 35

Matthew 15:35

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
Matthew 15:35, King James Version

Matthew 15:35 in other translations

BSBAnd He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
WEBHe commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
ASVAnd he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
YLTAnd he commanded the multitudes to sit down upon the ground,
DARBYAnd he commanded the crowds to lie down on the ground;
BBEThen he gave an order to the people to be seated on the earth,
WebsterAnd he commanded the multitude to sit on the ground.

What does Matthew 15:35 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 35. Mt 15:32

(z) "And he commanded" Mt 14:19

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 15:29-39

Whatever our case is, the only way to find ease and relief, is to lay it at Christ's feet, to submit it to him, and refer it to his disposal. Those who would have spiritual healing from Christ, must be ruled as he pleases. See what work sin has made; what various diseases human bodies are subject to. Here were such diseases as fancy could neither guess the cause nor the cure of, yet these were subject to the command…

Read the full comment on Matthew 15:29-39 →

Matthew 15:35 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
παραγγείλαςparangeilasHe having commandedG3853
τῷtōto theG3588
ὄχλῳochlōcrowdG3793
ἀναπεσεῖνanapeseinto sit downG377
ἐπὶepionG1909
τὴνtēntheG3588
γῆνgēngroundG1093

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 15:35

  • Mark 6:39-40

    And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

  • 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.

  • Luke 9:14-16

    For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. And they did so, and made them all sit down. Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

  • Matthew 14:19-21

    And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to sit.
14:19-21; Mr 6:39,40; Lu 9:14-16; Joh 6:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 15:34

    And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

  • Matthew 15:35

    And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

  • Matthew 15:36

    And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

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Matthew 15:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y mandó á las gentes que se recostasen sobre la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il commanda aux foules de s’asseoir sur la terre.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er gebot der Volksmenge, sich auf die Erde zu lagern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et præcepit turbæ ut discumberent super terram.