John 6:10 — Compare Translations

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Jesus said, Make all the people recline (sit down). Now the ground (a pasture) was covered with thick grass at the spot, so the men threw themselves down, about 5,000 in number.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Jesus said, Make all the people recline (sit down). Now the ground (a pasture) was covered with thick grass at the spot, so the men threw themselves down, about 5,000 in number.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

“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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place; so they sat down. The men numbered about five thousand.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

[And] Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place: the men therefore sat down, in number about five thousand.

English EASY 2024

Jesus said, ‘Tell the people to sit down.’ There was plenty of grass in that place, so the people sat down. There were about 5,000 men in the crowd.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Jesus said, "Tell everyone to sit down." This was a place with a lot of grass, and about 5000 men sat down there.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

“Make the people sit down,” Jesus told them. (There was a lot of grass there.) So all the people sat down; there were about five thousand men.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." The people had plenty of grass to sit on. (There were about 5,000 men in the crowd.)

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, so they sat down. The men numbered about 5,000.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Jesus said, "Have the people recline." Now there was a great deal of grass in that place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down. The number of men among them was about 5,000.

English NIV

Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them.

English NKJ 1982

Then 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.

English NLT

"Tell everyone to sit down," Jesus ordered. So all of them--the men alone numbered five thousand--sat down on the grassy slopes.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

“Have everyone sit down,” Jesus said to his disciples. So on the vast grassy slope, more than five thousand hungry people sat down.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“Tell everyone to sit down,“ Jesus ordered. And all of them—the approximate count of the men only was five thousand—sat down on the grassy slopes.

English Tyndale 1537

(And) Jesus said: Make the people to sit down. (There was much grass in the place.) And the men sat down, in number, about five thousand.