“ And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. ”
See this narrative explained in the notes at Matthew 14:13-21 . Mark 6:32 By ship - By a boat or a small vessel. Privately - Without making their plan known. They intended to go privat...
And he commanded them to make all sit down by (t) companies upon the green grass. (t) Literally, "by banquets", after the manner of the Hebrews who have no distributive words; see ( Mark 6:7 ). Now...
The Feeding of the Multitude. Mk. regards the disciples-' need of rest after their missionary labours as the occasion for retirement. The hostility of Herod may also have contributed to the decisio...
by companies . in table-parties: i.e. arranged in three sides of. square, as in. Jewish or Roman dining-room; the guests being seated on the outside and served from the inside. These were arranged i...
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
He commanded them, &c.— When the loaves and the fishes were brought, our Lord commanded his apostles to make the whole multitude sit down by companies, each consisting of two rows, with their f...
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass, х epi ( G1909 ) too ( G35...
Visit to Nazareth. Mission of the Twelve. Execution of the Baptist. Feeding of the Five Thousand. Walking on the Sea 1-6. Visit to Nazareth ( Matthew 13:54 ).
CHAPTER 6:30-46 ( Mark 6:30-46 ) BREAD IN THE DESERT "And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told Him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taugh...
the Sympathy and Compassion of Jesus Mark 6:30-56 When the Apostles returned they had much to tell. Some were flushed with success, others radiant with victory over demons, others, perhaps, ove...
"He could there do no mighty work." Not that He in Himself was unable, for His hands laid on a few sick folk brought healing, but that the condition of wilful and persistent unbelief limited the powe...
(30) And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. (31) And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a...
FED OF GOD ‘And He commanded them to make all sit down by companies.’ Mark 6:39 The subject of which I wish to speak to you is the need which comes to men of simply being fed by God, of ceas...
And he commanded them to make all sit down ,.... Christ ordered his disciples, without any more ado, to cause the whole multitude, men, women, and children, to sit, or lie down, as they used to do a...
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. Ver. 39. See Trapp on " Mat 14:17 " See Trapp on " Joh 6:8 " See Trapp on " Joh 6:9 "
When the day was far spent , &c. See notes on Matthew 14:15-21 , where the circumstances of the miracle here recorded are explained at large. And they sat down in ranks Or rather, in squares...
The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. 30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both wh...
See Poole on " Mark 6:35 "
The Wider Ministry begins - the Apostles Are Sent Out - Opposition Continues (6:6a-56). Having established that Jesus is Lord of the elements, Lord over evil spirits and Lord over life and death,...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 6:33-44 (PARALLELS: Matthew 14:13-21 ; Luke 9:10-17 ; John 6:1-13 .) The multitude fed .—When Jesus came forth from a brief rest, He was confronted i...
Mark 6:30-42 The Marvellous Meal. I. The disciples had been away from Jesus, on their first missionary tour, journeying on foot from town to town, preaching what He had taught them, and working m...
Mark 6:3 . Is not this the carpenter? The jews were bound to teach their children some trade, as no man could say what the vicissitudes of life might be. Hence Lightfoot cites the following passag...
He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. Miracle of the loaves The miracles of Christ ought to be considered; they are not trifles, and they ought not to be passed over as if they w...
EXPOSITION Mark 6:1 Our Lord now left the neighbourhood of Capernaum, and came into his own country , the district of Nazareth, where he had been, not born indeed, but brought up, and wher...
And He commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. v 40. And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.
1 Corinthians 14:33 ; 1 Corinthians 14:40 ; 1 Kings 10:5 ; Esther 1:5 ; Esther 1:6 ; Matthew 15:35