Mark 6:39 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 6:39

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW 11.3 (253)

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.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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."

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐπέταξεν	epetaxen	He commanded	G2004 →
αὐτοῖς	autois	them	G846 →
ἀνακλῖναι	anaklinai	to recline	G347 →
πάντας	pantas	all	G3956 →
συμπόσια	sumposia	groups	G4849 →
συμπόσια	sumposia	[by] groups	G4849 →
ἐπὶ	epi	on	G1909 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
χλωρῷ	chlōrō	green	G5515 →
χόρτῳ.	chortō	grass.	G5528 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

G2004epetaxenHe commanded10×

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.
Through
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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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Mark