Matthew 5:1
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set down, his disciples came unto him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2And opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:
Cross References
Matthew 4:18And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers).
Matthew 10:2And the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
Matthew 15:29And when Jesus had passed away from thence, he came nigh the sea of Galilee. And going up into a mountain, he sat there.
Mark 3:20And they come to a house, and the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
Luke 6:13And when day was come, he called unto him his disciples; and he chose twelve of them (whom also he 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 →