Matthew 15:35

35 Jesus told the crowd to sit down on the ground.

Matthew 15:35 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 15:35

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
] Not regarding the smallness of the provisions, nor any further consulting with his disciples; but knowing his own power to increase this food, and determining to feed the multitude before he dismissed them, in an authoritative way ordered them to sit down upon the ground in rows, that they might be the better seen, and served.

Matthew 15:35 In-Context

33 His disciples answered him. "There is nothing here," they said. "Where could we get enough bread to feed this large crowd?"

34 "How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they replied, "and a few small fish."

35 Jesus told the crowd to sit down on the ground.

36 He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks. Then he broke them and gave them to the disciples. And the disciples passed them out to the people.

37 All of them ate and were satisfied. After that, the disciples picked up seven baskets of leftover pieces.