After commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground,
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
And ordering the crowd to recline on the ground,
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
He told the crowd to sit on the ground.
And he instructed the crowds to recline upon the ground.
And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground.
‘How many loaves do you have? ’ Jesus asked them. ‘Seven,’ they said, ‘and a few small fish.’
he took the seven loaves and the fish, gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
Jesus said, ‘Have the people sit down.’ There was plenty of grass in that place; so they sat down. The men numbered about five thousand.