Matthew 5:1
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him;
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
2and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
Cross References
Matthew 4:18And as he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, throwing a net into the sea, for they were fishers.
Matthew 10:2Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: the first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Matthew 15:29And Jesus departed thence, and came near the sea of Galilee, and went up into the mountain, and sat there.
Mark 3:20and the multitude came together again, so that they were not able even to eat bread.
Luke 6:13And when it was day, he called to him his disciples; and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:1
This chapter, and the two that follow it, are a sermon; a famous sermon; the sermon upon the mount. It is the longest and fullest continued discourse of our Saviour that we have upon record in all the gospels. It is a practical discourse; there is not much of the credenda of Christianity in it—the things to be believed, but it is wholly taken up with the agenda—the things to be done; these Christ began with in his preaching; for if any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God. The… Read the whole commentary →