Mark Chapter 6 verse 39 Holy Bible
And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass.
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And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass.
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And he ordered them to make them all sit down by companies on the green grass.
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And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
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He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.
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And he commanded them to make all recline in companies upon the green grass,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 39. - All were to sit down by companies (συμπόσια συμπόσια) - St. Luke (Luke 9:14) says that the companies were about fifty each (ἀνὰ πεντήκοντα) - upon the green grass. St. John says (John 6:10) that "there was much grass in the place." This indicates the time of the year. The grass was growing, and it was green. It would not be green in that district after April. Thus St. Mark's account of the state of the grass at that time (an account evidently repeated from an eye-witness) coincides with the account of St. John, who says that "the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was at hand" (John 6:4).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(39) By companies.--The Greek expresses the distributive force of the English by simple repetition, "companies and companies." The "green grass" may be noted as an example of St. Mark's vividness, and serves as an indirect note of time pointing to the same season as that specified by St. John, sc., a little before the Passover. (Comp. John 6:10.)
