Matthew 15:35

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.”

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BSBPD

“And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he commanded the multitudes to sit down upon the ground,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 15:35 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 14:19And 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.
  2. Mark 6:39Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
  3. Luke 9:14(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
  4. 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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