Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Matthew 15:35 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Matthew 15:35 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 15 verse 35 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.”
Matthew 15:35 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 15:35
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground (καὶ παραγγείλας τῷ ὄχλῳ ἀναπεσεῖν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν)—The verb παραγγέλλω (parangellō) means 'to command, to charge' with authority. The verb ἀναπίπτω (anapiptō, 'to recline, to sit down') suggests the posture of dining guests at a banquet, not desperate refugees scrambling for food. Jesus orchestrates order before provision—teaching that God provides through structure, not chaos. The ground (γῆ, gē) would have been desert dirt, yet Jesus transforms wilderness into banquet hall.This command parallels the feeding of the 5,000 (14:19), showing J...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 15:35
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“And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.”
“Have the people sit down. Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down”
“Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
“and looking up to heaven”