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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.
John 6:10 · Webster Bible
John 6:10 in other translations
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.
“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.
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.
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In context
7 Philip answered him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them make take a little:
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith to him,
9 There is a lad here, who hath five barley-loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
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.
11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes, as much as they would.
12 When they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, Gather the fragments that remain, that nothing may be lost.
13 Therefore they gathered [them], and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley-loaves, which remained over and above to them that had eaten.
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