Mark 6:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Mark 6:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 6:39 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 6:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.”

Mark 6:39 — World English Bible

Mark 6:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Mark 6:39 — American Standard Version

Mark 6:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Mark 6:39 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 6:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Mark 6:39 — Darby Translation

Mark 6:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So he commanded them to make them all sit downe by companies vpon the greene grasse.”

Mark 6:39 — Geneva Bible

Mark 6:39 in Context — Mark 6

37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

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

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

41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

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What Does Mark 6:39 Mean?

Mark 6:39 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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