Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. New Living Translation So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. English Standard Version And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground, Berean Standard Bible And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Berean Literal Bible And having commanded the crowds to sit down on the ground, King James Bible And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. New King James Version So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. New American Standard Bible And He directed the people to sit down on the ground; NASB 1995 And He directed the people to sit down on the ground; NASB 1977 And He directed the multitude to sit down on the ground; Legacy Standard Bible And He directed the crowd to sit down on the ground; Amplified Bible He directed the crowd to sit down on the ground, Christian Standard Bible After commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground, Holman Christian Standard Bible After commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground, American Standard Version And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he ordered the crowd to sit for a meal on the ground. Contemporary English Version After Jesus had told the people to sit down, Douay-Rheims Bible And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground. English Revised Version And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; GOD'S WORD® Translation He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Good News Translation So Jesus ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. International Standard Version Ordering the crowd to sit down on the ground, Literal Standard Version And He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the ground, Majority Standard Bible And He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. New American Bible He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. NET Bible After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground, New Revised Standard Version Then ordering the crowd to sit down on the ground, New Heart English Bible He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground; Webster's Bible Translation And he commanded the multitude to sit on the ground. Weymouth New Testament So He bade all the people sit down on the ground, World English Bible He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; Young's Literal Translation And he commanded the multitudes to sit down upon the ground, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Feeding of the Four Thousand…34“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” 35And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36Taking 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.… Cross References Matthew 15:34 "How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they replied, "and a few small fish." Matthew 15:36 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. Treasury of Scripture And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. to sit. Matthew 14:19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. Mark 6:39,40 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass… Luke 9:14-16 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company… Jump to Previous Bade Commanded Commanding Crowd Crowds Directed Earth Ground Lie Multitude Multitudes Order Seated SitJump to Next Bade Commanded Commanding Crowd Crowds Directed Earth Ground Lie Multitude Multitudes Order Seated SitMatthew 15 1. Jesus reproves the Scribes and Pharisees 7. for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions; 10. teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man. 21. He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan, 29. and other great multitudes; 32. and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand men (35) He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.--Probably, with the same orderly precision as before, by hundreds and by fifties, the women and children, as we learn from Matthew 15:38, being in this instance also grouped together apart from the men.Verse 35. - To sit down (ἀναπεσεῖν) on the ground. At this time there was not "much grass in the place," the season being no longer early spring. Their seat was the bare ground, their meal of the plainest character. He who as man had pitied them was now feeding them as God, yet not with luxuries or dainties, but with food sufficient for their needs. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek AndΚαὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. He directed παραγγείλας (parangeilas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3853: To notify, command, charge, entreat solemnly. From para and the base of aggelos; to transmit a message, i.e. to enjoin. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. crowd ὄχλῳ (ochlō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot. to sit down ἀναπεσεῖν (anapesein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 377: From ana and pipto; to fall back, i.e. Lie down, lean back. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. ground. γῆν (gēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. Links Matthew 15:35 NIVMatthew 15:35 NLT Matthew 15:35 ESV Matthew 15:35 NASB Matthew 15:35 KJV Matthew 15:35 BibleApps.com Matthew 15:35 Biblia Paralela Matthew 15:35 Chinese Bible Matthew 15:35 French Bible Matthew 15:35 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 15:35 He commanded the multitude to sit down (Matt. Mat Mt) |