Luke 9:14

New Century Version

(There were about five thousand men there.) Jesus said to his followers, “Tell the people to sit in groups of about fifty people.”

Cross References

Mark 8:6

Jesus told the people to sit on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, gave thanks to God, and divided the bread. He gave the pieces to his followers to give to the people, and they did so.

Luke 9:13

But Jesus said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish, unless we go buy food for all these people.”

Luke 9:15

So the followers did this, and all the people sat down.

1 Corinthians 14:40

But let everything be done in a right and orderly way.