Mark 6:39
Mark 6:39 Meaning and Explanation
“And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus has the crowd recline in companies on the green grass.
What Does Mark 6:39 Mean?
Before any miracle is visible, Jesus imposes order and rest: all are seated in companies on the green grass. Mark, ever the eyewitness reporter, remembers the color, springtime grass by the lake, a crowd arranged like guests at a banquet.
The detail breathes the twenty-third Psalm: he maketh me to lie down in green pastures. The Shepherd of verse thirty-four now seats his flock to feed them. God is a God of order and of welcome, and even his miracles begin with making people sit down, expectant, in the place of receiving.
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What does Mark 6:39 mean?
Jesus has the crowd recline in companies on the green grass.