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John 6:10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 10 Jesus said: “Have the people sit down.” As there was a lot of grass in that place, the men sat down there, about 5,000 in number.+

John 6:10

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 10 εἶπεν Said ὁ the Ἰησοῦς Jesus Ποιήσατε Make YOU τοὺς the ἀνθρώπους men ἀναπεσεῖν. to fall upward. ἦν Was δὲ but χόρτος grass πολὺς much ἐν in τῷ the τόπῳ. place. ἀνέπεσαν Fell upward οὖν therefore οἱ the ἄνδρες male persons τὸν the ἀριθμὸν number ὡς as πεντακισχίλιοι. five thousand.

John 6:10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 10 Jesus said: “HAVE the men recline as at meal.”+ Now there was a lot of grass in the place. Therefore the men reclined, about five thousand in number.+

John 6:10

The Bible in Living English
- 10 Jesus said “Have the men take their seats.” And there was much grass in the place; so the men took their seats, in number about five thousand.

John 6:10

American Standard Version
- 10 Jesus said, Make the people sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

John 6:10

The Emphasized Bible
- 10 Jesus said—Make the people recline. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men reclined, to the number of about five thousand.

John 6:10

King James Version
- 10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

John Study Notes—Chapter 6

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 6:10
  
  Have the people sit down: Or “Have the people recline.” Here “people” translates a form of the Greek word anʹthro·pos, which often includes both men and women. The occurrence of “men” in this verse translates a form of the Greek word a·nerʹ, which in view of Mt 14:21 included only adult males in this context.—See study note on Mt 14:21.
  
  the men sat down there, about 5,000 in number: Only Matthew’s account adds “as well as women and young children” when reporting this miracle. (Mt 14:21) It is possible that the total number of those miraculously fed was well over 15,000.