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Mark 6:38-40
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Mark 6:38-40
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
38 He asked them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out they said, “Five loaves and two fish.” 39 So he gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 [a]The people took their places in rows by hundreds and by fifties.
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- 6:40 The people…in rows by hundreds and by fifties: reminiscent of the groupings of Israelites encamped in the desert (Ex 18:21–25) and of the wilderness tradition of the prophets depicting the transformation of the wasteland into pastures where the true shepherd feeds his flock (Ez 34:25–26) and makes his people beneficiaries of messianic grace.
Mark 6:38-40
New International Version
Mark 6:38-40
New International Version
38 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”
When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”(A)
39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
Mark 6:38-40
King James Version
Mark 6:38-40
King James Version
38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
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Mark 6:38-40
New King James Version
Mark 6:38-40
New King James Version
38 But He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.”
And when they found out they said, (A)“Five, and two fish.”
39 Then He (B)commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in ranks, in hundreds and in fifties.
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Mark 6:38-40
English Standard Version
Mark 6:38-40
English Standard Version
38 And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, (A)“Five, and two fish.” 39 Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
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