Mark 6:39

Contemporary English Version 1995

Jesus told his disciples to tell the people to sit down on the green grass.

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But do everything properly and in order.

God wants everything to be done peacefully and in order. When God's people meet in church,

After Jesus had told the people to sit down,

Then Jesus said, “How much bread do you have? Go and see!” They found out and answered, “We have five small loaves of bread and two fish.”

They sat down in groups of 100 and groups of 50.

There were about 5,000 men in the crowd. Jesus said to his disciples, “Tell the people to sit in groups of 50.”

The ground was covered with grass, and Jesus told his disciples to tell everyone to sit down. About 5,000 men were in the crowd.