New International Version
John 6:10
10Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there).
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.)
Context of John 6:10
8Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” 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). 11Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. 12When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.”
Read all of John 6John 6:10 word by word
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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Makeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- the menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- sit downἀναπίπτωanapipto · to reclineG377
- there wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- grassχόρτοςchortos · grassG5528
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
- Soοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- the menἀνήρanēr · manG435
- in numberἀριθμόςarithmos · numberG706
- aboutὡσείhōsei · like/as/aboutG5616
- five thousandπεντακισχίλιοιpentakischilioi · five thousandG4000
Cross-references for John 6:10
- Matthew 14:18“Bring them here to me,” he said.
- Matthew 15:35He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.
- Mark 6:39Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
- Mark 8:6He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so.
- Luke 9:14(About five thousand men were there.) But he said to 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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