Matthew 14:19-21
14:19 Then
he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples,
who in turn gave them to the crowds.
14:20 They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full.
14:21 Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.
Mark 6:39-40
6:39 Then he directed them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.
6:40 So they reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties.
Luke 9:14-16
9:14 (Now about five thousand men
were there.)
Then
he said to his disciples, “Have
them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
9:15 So they did as Jesus directed,
and the people
all sat down.
9:16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke them. He gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.
John 6:10
6:10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.