John 6:10 - Forerunner Commentary

John 6:10

8 One of His disciples, ^aAndrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

9 “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, ^abut what are they among so many?”

10 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.

11 And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them¹ to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted.

12 So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.”

13 Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.

14 Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly ^athe Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Verse Comparison: John 6:10

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
Jesus said, Make all the people recline (sit down). Now the ground (a pasture) was covered with thick grass at the spot, so the men threw themselves down, about 5,000 in number.

Contemporary English Version
The ground was covered with grass, and Jesus told his disciples to have everyone sit down. About five thousand men were in the crowd.

Darby English Version
[And] Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place: the men therefore sat down, in number about five thousand.

Good News Bible
"Make the people sit down," Jesus told them. (There was a lot of grass there.) So all the people sat down; there were about five thousand men.

International Standard Version
Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was plenty of grass in that place. So the men sat down, numbering about 5,000.

King James Version
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 American Standard Bible
Jesus said, "Have the people sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand."

New International Version
Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them.

New King James Version
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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there grew much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus said, `Make the men to sit down;' and there was much grass in the place, the men then sat down, in number, as it were, five thousand,

New English Translation
Jesus said, “Have¹ the people sit down.” (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.)² So the men³ sat down, about five thousand in number.

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