John 6:10

6:10 Jesus said, “Have ¹  the people sit down.” (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) ²  So the men ³  sat down, about five thousand in number.

John 6:12

6:12 When they were all satisfied, Jesus ⁴  said to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”

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¹ tn Grk “Make.”

² sn This is a parenthetical note by the author (suggesting an eyewitness recollection).

³ tn Here “men” has been used in the translation because the following number, 5,000, probably included only adult males (see the parallel in Matt 14:21).

⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.