Matthew 5:2
And opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
In Context
3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Cross References
Job 3:1After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day,
Proverbs 8:6Hear, for I will speak of great things: and my lips shall be opened to preach right things.
Matthew 13:35That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.
Acts 8:35Then Philip, opening his mouth, and beginning at this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.
Acts 18:14And when Paul was beginning to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews: If it were some matter of injustice, or an heinous deed, O Jews, I should with reason bear with you.
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 →