Matthew 5:2

And opening His mouth He started teaching them, saying:

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In The King James Version

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

In Context

1Now seeing the crowds He went up on the mountain, and upon His sitting down His disciples approached Him.

3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:35so that what was spoken through the prophet should be fulfilled, namely: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”

Acts 8:35So opening his mouth and beginning from this Scripture, Philip preached Jesus to him.

Acts 18:14But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews: “If there really was some misdeed or wicked crime, O Jews, there would be reason for me to 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 →

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