Mark 6:39

And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass.

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KJV

And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

DBT

And he ordered them to make them all sit down by companies on the green grass.

BSB

Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.

YLT

And he commanded them to make all recline in companies upon the green grass,

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I believe that he ordered the people to sit down upon the grass because of what is said in Isaiah: "all flesh is grass"; that is, to humble the flesh, to make subject the arrogance of the flesh; so that each one may become a partaker of the loaves to which Jesus gave his blessing.

Origen of Alexandria· COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW 11.3, 253patristic

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And he commanded them to make all sit down,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass--or "green hay"; the rank grass of those bushy wastes. For, as John (Joh 6:10) notes, "there was much grass in the place."

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Mark 8:6
And 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.
1 Corinthians 14:40
But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.
1 Corinthians 14:33
For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.
Matthew 15:35
And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
Luke 9:14
(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
John 6:10
“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.
Matthew 14:19
And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
1 Kings 10:5
the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
Esther 1:5–6
At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.

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1 Corinthians 14:33
For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.
leads to
- James 3:17–18
  But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
- 1 Corinthians 14:40
  But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16
  Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
- Galatians 5:22
  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- 1 Corinthians 11:16
  If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
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1 Corinthians 14:40
But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.
leads to
- Colossians 2:5
  For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
- Titus 1:5
  The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
- 1 Corinthians 14:26–33
  What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the…

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