Mark 6:40

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.”

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BSBPD

“So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and they sat down in squares, by hundreds, and by fifties.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 6:40 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Luke 9:14(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”

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