Mark 6:40

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

And {G2532} they sat down {G377} in ranks {G4237}{G4237}, by {G303} hundreds {G1540}, and {G2532} by {G303} fifties {G4004}.

They sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred.

So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

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Cross-References

  • Luke 9:14 (3 votes)

    For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

  • Luke 9:15 (3 votes)

    And they did so, and made them all sit down.