Matthew 5:2
And with these words he gave them teaching, saying,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
In Context
3Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Cross References
Job 3:1Then, opening his mouth, and cursing the day of his birth,
Proverbs 8:6Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.
Matthew 13:35That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.
Acts 8:35So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.
Acts 18:14But when Paul was about to say something, Gallio said to the Jews, If this was anything to do with wrongdoing or crime, there would be a reason for me to give you a hearing:
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:2-3
The Sermon on the Mount. 1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, We have here a general account of this sermon. I. The Preacher was our Lord Jesus, the Prince of preachers, the great Prophet of his church, who came into the world, to be the Light of the world. The prophets and John had done virtuously in preaching, but Christ excelled them all. He is the eternal Wisdom, that lay in the bosom of… Read the whole commentary →