39Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.


In Context

36 Send the people away so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat."

37 But he answered, "You give them something to eat." They said to him, "That would take eight months of a man's wages ! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?"

38 "How many loaves do you have?" he asked. "Go and see." When they found out, they said, "Five--and two fish."

39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

Mark 6:39 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:39And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:39And he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:39And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:39And he ordered them to make them all sit down by companies on the green grass.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:39And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:39And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:39He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:39And he commanded them to make all recline in companies upon the green grass,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:39And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies on the green grass.