John 6:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.”

John 6:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 6:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 6:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.”

John 6:10 — World English Bible

John 6:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jesus said, Make the people sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. ”

John 6:10 — American Standard Version

John 6:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jesus said, `Make the men to sit down;' and there was much grass in the place, the men then sat down, in number, as it were, five thousand,”

John 6:10 — Young's Literal Translation

John 6:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“[And] Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place: the men therefore sat down, in number about five thousand. ”

John 6:10 — Darby Translation

John 6:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Iesus saide, Make ye people sit downe. (Nowe there was much grasse in that place.) Then the men sate downe in nomber, about fiue thousande.”

John 6:10 — Geneva Bible

John 6:10 in Context — John 6

8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,

9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

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What Does John 6:10 Mean?

John 6:10 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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