Matthew 15:35

And commanding the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground,

Matthew 14:19-21

And he commanded the crowds to recline for a meal on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks. And [after] breaking [them], he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples [gave them] to the crowds.

Mark 6:39-40

And he ordered them all to recline in groups on the green grass.

Luke 9:14-16

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

John 6:10

Jesus said, "Make the people recline." (Now [there] was a lot of grass in the place.) So the men reclined, approximately five thousand [in] number.

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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 ordered them all to recline in groups on the green grass.
Mark 8:20
"When also [broke] the seven [loaves] for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?" And they said to him, "Seven."