Matthew 15:35

35 So He bade all the people 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 "Where can we," asked the disciples, "get bread enough in this remote place to satisfy so vast a multitude?"

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

35 So He bade all the people sit down on the ground,

36 and He took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks He broke them up and then distributed them to the disciples, and they to the people.

37 And they all ate and were satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they took up--seven full hampers.