Luke 9:14

New American Bible - revised edition

Now the men there numbered about five thousand. Then he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of [about] fifty.”

Cross References

Mark 8:6

He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then, taking the seven loaves he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they distributed them to the crowd.

Luke 9:13

He said to them, “Give them some food yourselves.” They replied, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have, unless we ourselves go and buy food for all these people.”

Luke 9:15

They did so and made them all sit down.

1 Corinthians 14:40

but everything must be done properly and in order.