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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/mark/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/mark/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/mark/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He commanded them to make them all recline, groups <i>by</i> groups, on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then He commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And He ordered them all to recline by groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And He commanded them all to sit down by groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He commanded them all to recline by groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And He commanded them all to sit down by groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus commanded them all to sit down by groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he instructed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He instructed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus told his disciples to tell the people to sit down on the green grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then he ordered all of them to sit down in groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus then told his disciples to make all the people divide into groups and sit down on the green grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he ordered them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then he directed them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So He directed them to make all sit down in companies on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He commanded them to make all recline in companies on the green grass,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He commanded them to make them all recline, groups <i>by</i> groups, on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he commanded them to make all recline in companies upon the green grass,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he commanded them all to recline a drinking together, drinking together upon the green grass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he instructed them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So he gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he ordered them to get all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he commanded them to make everyone sit down in groups on the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And he commanded them to seat everyone on the grass.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he commanded them to make all recline in table parties upon the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And He commanded them all to sit down in companies on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And he commanded them to seat them all by companies on the green grass:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />then he order'd the people to sit down in distinct companies upon the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So He directed them to make all sit down in companies on the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And He commanded that all should recline by companies on the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And He ordered them to cause all <i>the people</i> to sit down by companies upon the grass:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/6-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=1917" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/6.htm">The Feeding of the Five Thousand</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">38</span>“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.” <span class="reftext">39</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/2004.htm" title="2004: epetaxen (V-AIA-3S) -- To give order, command, charge. From epi and tasso; to arrange upon, i.e. Order.">Jesus directed</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantas (Adj-AMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole."></a> <a href="/greek/347.htm" title="347: anaklinai (V-ANA) -- To lay upon, lean against, lay down, make to recline; pass: I lie back, recline. From ana and klino; to lean back.">to have the people sit</a> <a href="/greek/4849.htm" title="4849: symposia (N-ANP) -- A drinking party, festive company. Neuter of a derivative of the alternate of sumpino; a drinking-party, i.e. a room of guests."></a> <a href="/greek/4849.htm" title="4849: symposia (N-ANP) -- A drinking party, festive company. Neuter of a derivative of the alternate of sumpino; a drinking-party, i.e. a room of guests.">in groups</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5515.htm" title="5515: chlōrō (Adj-DMS) -- Green, pale green. From the same as Chloe; greenish, i.e. Verdant, dun-colored.">green</a> <a href="/greek/5528.htm" title="5528: chortō (N-DMS) -- Grass, herbage, growing grain, hay. Apparently a primary word; a court or garden, i.e. herbage or vegetation.">grass.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">40</span>So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-19.htm">Matthew 14:19</a></span><br />And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-14.htm">Luke 9:14-15</a></span><br />(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” / They did so, and everyone was seated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-10.htm">John 6:10</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2</a></span><br />He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-14.htm">Ezekiel 34:14-15</a></span><br />I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. / I will tend My flock and make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a></span><br />Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-35.htm">Matthew 15:35-36</a></span><br />And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. / Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-9.htm">John 10:9</a></span><br />I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Acts 2:46</a></span><br />With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-40.htm">1 Corinthians 14:40</a></span><br />But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21-25</a></span><br />Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. / Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you. / If you follow this advice and God so directs you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people can go home in peace.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4-6</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat? / We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. / But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a></span><br />He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Jeremiah 31:10</a></span><br />Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/9-22.htm">1 Samuel 9:22-24</a></span><br />Then Samuel took Saul and his servant, brought them into the hall, and seated them in the place of honor among those who were invited—about thirty in all. / And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you and told you to set aside.” / So the cook picked up the leg and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “Here is what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat, for it has been kept for you for this occasion, from the time I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul dined with Samuel that day.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies on the green grass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/10-5.htm">1 Kings 10:5</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/1-5.htm">Esther 1:5,6</a></b></br> 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; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-35.htm">Matthew 15:35</a></b></br> And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/6-27.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Companies</a> <a href="/mark/5-43.htm">Directed</a> <a href="/matthew/14-19.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/matthew/13-26.htm">Green</a> <a href="/ezra/6-18.htm">Groups</a> <a href="/mark/6-34.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/6-27.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Recline</a> <a href="/mark/5-15.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/matthew/26-36.htm">Sit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/7-36.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/luke/9-14.htm">Companies</a> <a href="/mark/8-6.htm">Directed</a> <a href="/luke/12-28.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/luke/23-31.htm">Green</a> <a href="/mark/6-40.htm">Groups</a> <a href="/mark/6-54.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/7-36.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/luke/9-14.htm">Recline</a> <a href="/mark/8-6.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/mark/8-6.htm">Sit</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-1.htm">Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-7.htm">He gives the twelve power over unclean spirits.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-14.htm">Various opinions of Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-16.htm">John the Baptist is imprisoned, beheaded, and buried.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-30.htm">The apostles return from preaching.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-34.htm">The miracle of five loaves and two fishes.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-45.htm">Jesus walks on the sea;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">53. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/6-53.htm">and heals all who touch him.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Jesus directed them</b><br>This phrase highlights Jesus' role as a leader and shepherd. In the context of the feeding of the 5,000, Jesus takes charge, demonstrating His authority and compassion. This directive is a precursor to the miracle, showing His intention to provide for the people's needs. It reflects the order and structure that Jesus often brings to situations, reminiscent of God’s orderly creation in Genesis.<p><b>to have the people sit</b><br>The act of sitting indicates preparation for receiving something, in this case, a meal. It also suggests a posture of rest and expectation. In Jewish culture, sitting was a common posture for teaching, indicating that the people were about to receive not just physical nourishment but also spiritual teaching. This mirrors the way Jesus often taught His disciples and the crowds.<p><b>in groups</b><br>Organizing the people into groups suggests a sense of community and order. This method of organization would facilitate the distribution of food, ensuring that everyone was served. It reflects the communal nature of the early church as seen in <a href="/acts/2-42.htm">Acts 2:42-47</a>, where believers shared everything in common. This grouping also foreshadows the structure of the church, where believers gather in communities.<p><b>on the green grass</b><br>The mention of green grass is significant, indicating the time of year as spring, around Passover. This detail connects to <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2</a>, where the Good Shepherd makes His sheep lie down in green pastures, symbolizing provision and peace. The lush grass also contrasts with the wilderness setting, emphasizing the miraculous provision in a place where resources were scarce. This imagery reinforces Jesus as the Shepherd who provides for His flock.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the one who performs the miracle of feeding the 5,000. His instructions to have the people sit in groups demonstrate His organizational approach and care for the crowd.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>They are the ones who receive Jesus' instructions and facilitate the seating of the crowd. Their role is crucial in the execution of Jesus' plan.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>Comprising 5,000 men, not counting women and children, the crowd represents those who are in need of physical sustenance and spiritual teaching.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_green_grass.htm">The Green Grass</a></b><br>This detail highlights the setting of the miracle, suggesting a place of provision and rest, reminiscent of <a href="/bsb/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>'s imagery of the Lord as a shepherd leading to green pastures.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_miracle_of_feeding_the_5,000.htm">The Miracle of Feeding the 5,000</a></b><br>This event is one of Jesus' most well-known miracles, demonstrating His divine power and compassion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_order_and_provision.htm">Divine Order and Provision</a></b><br>Jesus' instruction to sit in groups shows the importance of order in receiving God's provision. In our lives, we should seek to create order to better receive and appreciate God's blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_fellowship.htm">Community and Fellowship</a></b><br>The grouping of the crowd highlights the value of community. As believers, we are called to gather together, support one another, and share in God's provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_jesus'_instructions.htm">Trust in Jesus' Instructions</a></b><br>The disciples' obedience to Jesus' seemingly simple command led to a miraculous outcome. We should trust and follow Jesus' guidance, even when it seems mundane or insignificant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_abundant_provision.htm">God's Abundant Provision</a></b><br>The setting on green grass symbolizes abundance and rest. We can trust that God will provide for our needs in His perfect timing and setting.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_the_crowd_size_in_matthew_14_be_wrong.htm">In Matthew 14:16–20, how might the crowd’s size be exaggerated or miscounted, considering ancient record-keeping? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jesus_considered_a_prophet.htm">Is Jesus considered a prophet?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_herod_see_jesus_as_john_the_baptist.htm">Did Herod think that Jesus was John the Baptist? Yes (Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:16) No (Luke 9:9)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_dismiss_jesus_as_just_a_carpenter's_son.htm">In Mark 6:3, how could ordinary villagers dismiss Jesus as merely a carpenter's son if He was performing extraordinary deeds elsewhere?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) <span class= "bld">By companies.</span>--The Greek expresses the distributive force of the English by simple repetition, <span class= "ital">"</span>companies <span class= "ital">and</span> companies." The "green grass" may be noted as an example of St. Mark's vividness, and serves as an indirect note of time pointing to the same season as that specified by St. John, <span class= "ital">sc.,</span> a little before the Passover. (Comp. <a href="/john/6-10.htm" title="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</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 39.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">All were to sit down by companies</span> (<span class="greek">συμπόσια συμπόσια</span>) - St. Luke (<a href="/luke/9-14.htm">Luke 9:14</a>) says that the companies were about fifty each (<span class="greek">ἀνὰ πεντήκοντα</span>) <span class="accented">- <span class="cmt_word"></span>upon the green grass</span>. St. John says (<a href="/john/6-10.htm">John 6:10</a>) that "there was much grass in the place." This indicates the time of the year. The grass was growing, and it was green. It would not be green in that district after April. Thus St. Mark's account of the state of the grass at that time (an account evidently repeated from an eye-witness) coincides with the account of St. John, who says that "the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was at hand" (<a href="/john/6-4.htm">John 6:4</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/6-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">Καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jesus] directed</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπέταξεν</span> <span class="translit">(epetaxen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2004.htm">Strong's 2004: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give order, command, charge. From epi and tasso; to arrange upon, i.e. Order.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῖς</span> <span class="translit">(autois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to have [the people] sit</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνακλῖναι</span> <span class="translit">(anaklinai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_347.htm">Strong's 347: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay upon, lean against, lay down, make to recline; pass: I lie back, recline. From ana and klino; to lean back.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in groups</span><br /><span class="grk">συμπόσια</span> <span class="translit">(symposia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4849.htm">Strong's 4849: </a> </span><span class="str2">A drinking party, festive company. Neuter of a derivative of the alternate of sumpino; a drinking-party, i.e. a room of guests.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπὶ</span> <span class="translit">(epi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> </span><span class="str2">On, to, against, on the basis of, at. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῷ</span> <span class="translit">(tō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">green</span><br /><span class="grk">χλωρῷ</span> <span class="translit">(chlōrō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5515.htm">Strong's 5515: </a> </span><span class="str2">Green, pale green. From the same as Chloe; greenish, i.e. Verdant, dun-colored.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grass.</span><br /><span class="grk">χόρτῳ</span> <span class="translit">(chortō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5528.htm">Strong's 5528: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grass, herbage, growing grain, hay. Apparently a primary word; a 'court' or 'garden', i.e. herbage or vegetation.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/6-39.htm">Mark 6:39 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/6-39.htm">Mark 6:39 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/6-39.htm">Mark 6:39 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/6-39.htm">Mark 6:39 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/6-39.htm">Mark 6:39 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/6-39.htm">Mark 6:39 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/6-39.htm">Mark 6:39 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/6-39.htm">Mark 6:39 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/6-39.htm">Mark 6:39 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/6-39.htm">Mark 6:39 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/6-39.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 6:39 He commanded them that everyone should sit (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/6-38.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 6:38"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 6:38" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/6-40.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 6:40"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 6:40" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>