Berean Standard Bible
John 6:10
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.
John 6:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)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).
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of John 6:10
8One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, 9“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?” “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. 12And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”
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εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ποιήσατε τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἀναπεσεῖν. ἦν δὲ χόρτος πολὺς ἐν τῷ τόπῳ. ἀνέπεσαν οὖν οἱ ἄνδρες τὸν ἀριθμὸν ὡς πεντακισχίλιοι.Read the interlinear
- Haveποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- ·ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- sit downἀναπίπτωanapipto · to reclineG377
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
- Nowδέde · thenG1161
- there wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- plenty ofπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- grassχόρτοςchortos · grassG5528
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
- soοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- menἀνήρanēr · manG435
- aboutὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- five thousandπεντακισχίλιοιpentakischilioi · five thousandG4000
- ·ἀριθμόςarithmos · numberG706
Cross-references for John 6:10
- Matthew 14:18“Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said.
- Matthew 15:35And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
- Mark 6:39Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
- Mark 8:6And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
- Luke 9:14(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
Commentaries on John 6:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10There was much grass in the place - Perhaps newly mown grass, or hay, is meant, (so the Vulgate faenum), and this circumstance marks out more particularly that the passover was at hand. In Palestine the grass is ready for mowing in March; and this miracle seems to have been wrought only a few days before the commencement of that festival: see John 6:4.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The count of about 5,000 included only the men, as was the usual way of counting in that culture (Matthew 14:21). Including women and children, the total number of people was much greater.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-13(See on Mr 6:31-44). 3. a mountain--somewhere in that hilly range which skirts the east side of the lake.Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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