Matthew 15:35

Then he ordered the people to take their places on the ground,

Matthew 14:19-21

Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and he took the five loaves and the two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them, and he broke the loaves in pieces and gave them to the disciples and they gave them to the people.

Mark 6:39-40

And he directed them all to sit down in parties on the fresh grass.

Luke 9:14-16

For there were about five thousand men. But he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

John 6:10

Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." There was plenty of grass there, so the men threw themselves down, about five thousand of them.

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Summary

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

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Bible References

General references

Mark 6:39
And he directed them all to sit down in parties on the fresh grass.
Mark 8:20
"When I broke the seven loaves in pieces for the four thousand, how many baskets of pieces did you pick up?" They said to him, "Seven."