Luke 9:15

15 They did so, and everyone was seated.

Luke 9:15 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:15

And they did so, and made them all sit down.
] The disciples did not dispute the case any longer with Christ, but obeyed his orders, and ranged the multitude in companies, a hundred in one, and fifty in another; and ordered them to sit down in their distinct companies and ranks upon the green grass. The Arabic and Ethiopic versions read, "and they all sat down"; and so it is read in some copies of the Vulgate Latin version.

Luke 9:15 In-Context

13 He replied, "You give them something to eat." But they said, "We have no more than five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all these people."

14 (They said this because about five thousand men were present.) Jesus said to his disciples, "Seat them in groups of about fifty."

15 They did so, and everyone was seated.

16 He took the five loaves and the two fish, looked up to heaven, blessed them, and broke them and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

17 Everyone ate until they were full, and the disciples filled twelve baskets with the leftovers.