John 6:10

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

8Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up. 9“There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?” “Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.) 11Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate as much as they wanted. 12After everyone was full, Jesus told his disciples, “Now gather the leftovers, so that nothing is wasted.”

John 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,” he said.
• Matthew 15:35So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground.
• Mark 6:39Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
• Mark 8:6So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to his disciples, who distributed the bread to the crowd.
• Luke 9:14For there were about 5,000 men there. Jesus replied, “Tell them to 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

Topics related to John 6:10

• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Accursed
• Capernaum
• Meat
• Murmur
• Andrew
• Barley
• Bethsaida
• Grass

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