John 6:10
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.
Matthew 14:18-19
He said, "Bring them here to me."
Matthew 15:35-36
He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
Mark 6:39-41
He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.
Mark 8:6-7
He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.
Luke 9:14-16
For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."