Matthew 5:1
And having seen the multitudes, He went up to the mountain, and He having sat down, His disciples came to Him,
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In Context
2and having opened His mouth, He was teaching them, saying,
Cross References
Matthew 4:18And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and his brother Andrew, casting a drag into the sea—for they were fishers—
Matthew 10:2And of the twelve apostles the names are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James of Zebedee, and his brother John;
Matthew 15:29And having departed from there, Jesus came near to the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up to the mountain, He was sitting there,
Mark 3:20And a multitude comes together again, so that they are not even able to eat bread;
Luke 6:13and when it became day, He called near His disciples, also having chosen twelve from them, 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 →