John 6:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁰ Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was a great deal of grass in the place, so they sat down, about five thousand in all.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ Jesus said, Make all the people recline (sit down). Now the ground (a pasture) was covered with thick grass at the spot, so the men threw themselves down, about 5,000 in number.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass there. They sat down, about five thousand of them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ Then Jesus said, "Have the men sit down to eat." Now, there was much grass in that place. And so the men, in number about five thousand, sat down to eat.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁰ Then 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 Cross References

Matthew 14:21

And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.