Matthew 5:2
He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
World English Bible
In The King James Version
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
In Context
3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Cross References
Job 3:1After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.
Proverbs 8:6Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
Matthew 13:35that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”
Acts 8:35Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.
Acts 18:14But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should 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 →