Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). New Living Translation “Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.) English Standard Version Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. Berean Standard Bible “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. Berean Literal Bible Jesus said, "Make the men to recline." Now there was much grass in the place; therefore the men reclined, about five thousand in number. King James 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. New King James Version Then 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. New American Standard Bible Jesus said, “Have the people recline to eat.” Now there was plenty of grass in the place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 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. Legacy Standard Bible 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. Amplified Bible Jesus said, “Have the people sit down [to eat].” Now [the ground] there was [covered with] an abundance of grass, so the men sat down, about 5,000 in number. Christian Standard Bible Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place; so they sat down. The men numbered about five thousand. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, so they sat down. The men numbered about 5,000. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Yeshua said to them: “Have all the people be seated.” And there was much grass in that place and they were seated, the number of men being five thousand. Contemporary English Version The ground was covered with grass, and Jesus told his disciples to tell everyone to sit down. About 5,000 men were in the crowd. Douay-Rheims Bible Then 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. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." The people had plenty of grass to sit on. (There were about 5,000 men in the crowd.) Good News Translation "Make the people sit down," Jesus told them. (There was a lot of grass there.) So all the people sat down; there were about five thousand men. International Standard Version Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was plenty of grass in that area, so they sat down, numbering about 5,000 men. Literal Standard Version 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, Majority Standard Bible “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. New American Bible Jesus said, “Have the people recline.” Now there was a great deal of grass in that place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. NET Bible Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. New Revised Standard Version Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. New Heart English 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Weymouth New Testament "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. World English 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. Young's Literal Translation 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, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Feeding of the Five Thousand…9“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?” 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. 11Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.… Cross References Matthew 14:21 About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children. Mark 6:39 Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass. Treasury of Scripture 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. Make. Matthew 14:18,19 He said, Bring them hither to me… Matthew 15:35,36 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground… Mark 6:39-41 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass… Now. Jump to Previous Adult Covered Five Grass Ground Jesus Numbering Plenty Sat Seated Sit Thick ThousandJump to Next Adult Covered Five Grass Ground Jesus Numbering Plenty Sat Seated Sit Thick ThousandJohn 6 1. Jesus feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.15. Thereupon the people would have made him king; 16. but withdrawing himself, he walks on the sea to his disciples; 26. reproves the people flocking after him, and all the fleshly hearers of his word; 32. declares himself to be the bread of life to believers. 66. Many disciples depart from him. 68. Peter confesses him. 70. Judas is a devil. (10) Much grass.--This is an addition in this account. St. Mark, who also represents the impression of an eye-witness, tells us that the grass was green (John 6:39). We know from John 6:4 that it was at the time of the Passover--i.e., about our April, when the hill-country on the west of the lake would naturally be clothed with verdure. So the men sat down.--The word (??????) means men as such, as distinct from women. (Comp. Note on John 1:51.) St. Matthew tells us there were five thousand men besides the women and children (John 14:21; see Note there). Verse 10. - Jesus said (the omission of δὲ rather augments the vivid force of the statement), Make the people (ἀνθρώπους here. contrasted with the ἄνδρες of the next clause) recline. Now there was much grass in the place. As already said, this is in harmony with the note of time conveyed in ver. 4. The other evangelist (Mark 6:39) speaks of the people sitting down "upon the green grass" - a vivid touch this of an eyewitness; Matthew (Matthew 14:19) also speaks of the grass; and Mark and Luke add another rememberable feature which John omits. The men (ἄνδρες were distinguished from ἄνθρωποι, which last term may have included the "women and children" (Matthew 14:21), who in no great numbers probably formed, according to Eastern custom, a company by themselves). The men sat down (reclined), in number - the matter of the "number" is here put into the "accusative of closer definition" (Meyer) - about five thousand. Luke says, "in groups of fifty." Mark first declares that Jesus ordered them to sit down (συμπόσια συμπόσια) in parties, and describes the result as having the appearance of garden beds (πρασιαί πρασιαί), of fifty or of a hundred each. The πρασιά is area, forus (Gartenbett; Homer, "Od.," 7:127; 24:247). "Πρασιαί," says Theophylact, "are the different divisions in gardens, in which different herbs are often planted." The image of the garden plots, with different divisions between them, forced itself on the eyewitness (see Trench, "Miracles," p. 205).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek “HaveΠοιήσατε (Poiēsate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. [people] ἀνθρώπους (anthrōpous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. sit down,” ἀναπεσεῖν (anapesein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 377: From ana and pipto; to fall back, i.e. Lie down, lean back. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. said. Εἶπεν (Eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. Now δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. there was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. plenty of πολὺς (polys) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4183: Much, many; often. grass χόρτος (chortos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5528: Grass, herbage, growing grain, hay. Apparently a primary word; a 'court' or 'garden', i.e. herbage or vegetation. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [that] 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. place, τόπῳ (topō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 5117: Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard. so οὖν (oun) Conjunction Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. men ἄνδρες (andres) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man. sat down, ἀνέπεσαν (anepesan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 377: From ana and pipto; to fall back, i.e. Lie down, lean back. about ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. five thousand πεντακισχίλιοι (pentakischilioi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4000: Five thousand. From pentakis and chilioi; five times a thousand. [of them]. ἀριθμὸν (arithmon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 706: A number, total. From airo; a number. Links John 6:10 NIVJohn 6:10 NLT John 6:10 ESV John 6:10 NASB John 6:10 KJV John 6:10 BibleApps.com John 6:10 Biblia Paralela John 6:10 Chinese Bible John 6:10 French Bible John 6:10 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 6:10 Jesus said Have the people sit down (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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