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Berean Standard Bible

““Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.”

John 6:10

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A huge crowd has followed Jesus up the hillside. Philip and Andrew have pointed out that the food on hand, a boy's five loaves and two fish, is nowhere near enough.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.

World English Bible (WEB)

Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Jesus said, Let the people be seated. Now there was much grass in that place. And those seated on the grass were about five thousand.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Jesus said, 'Make the men to sit down;' and there was much grass in the place, the men then sat down, in number, as it were, five thousand,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces Jesús dijo: Haced recostar la gente. Y había mucha hierba en aquel lugar: y recostáronse como número de cinco mil varones.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Jesús les ordenó:―Díganle a la gente que se siente.Allí había mucha hierba, así que todos se sentaron. Sólo los hombres eran como cinco mil.

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