Luke 9:15

15 They did what he said, and soon had everyone 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 "You feed them," Jesus said.

14 (There were more than five thousand people in the crowd.)

15 They did what he said, and soon had everyone seated.

16 He took the five loaves and two fish, lifted his face to heaven in prayer, blessed, broke, and gave the bread and fish to the disciples to hand out to the crowd.

17 After the people had all eaten their fill, twelve baskets of leftovers were gathered up.