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Mark 6:40

Mark 6:40
And they sat down in ranks , by hundreds, and by fifties.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And they sat down in ranks,.... Or "beds": in such form as little beds are placed in a garden, or as rows of vines in a…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Mark 6:32-44

See this narrative explained in the notes at Mat 14:13-21. Mar 6:32 By ship - By a boat or a small vessel. Privately -…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

By hundreds, and by fifties - "That is," says Mr. Wesley, "fifty in a rank, and a hundred in file. So, a hundred…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Mark 6:30-44

In there verses, we have,

I. The return to Christ of the apostles whom he had sent forth (Mar 6:7), to preach, and work…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

in ranks Literally, they reclined in parterres (areolatim). "As they sat in these orderly groups upon the grass, the gay…

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