John 6:10
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Jesus said, make the men sit down,.... The Syriac version reads, "all the men"; and the Persic version, "all the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
There was much grass in the place - Perhaps newly mown grass, or hay, is meant, (so the Vulgate faenum), and this…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714John 6:1-14
We have here an account of Christ's feeding five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes, which miracle is in this…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
much grass As we might expect early in April (Joh 6:6). S. Mark (Mar 6:39-40) mentions how they reclined in parterres,…
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