Matthew 5:1

BUT when Jeshu saw the multitudes, he ascended a mountain; and when he had sat down, his disciples drew near to him;

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

In Context

2and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

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Cross References

Matthew 4:18And while he walked by the sea of Galila, he saw two brethren, Shemun who was called Kipha, and Andreas his brother, who were casting their nets into the sea, for they were fishers.

Matthew 10:2Now, of the twelve apostles the names are these: the first of them, Shemun who is called Kipha, and Andreas his brother, and Jakubbar-Zabdai, and Juchanon his brother,

Matthew 15:29And Jeshu passed from thence, and came near the sea of Galila; and he ascended the mountain and sat there.

Mark 3:20And they came to the house: and the assemblies gathered again, so that they could not eat bread.

Luke 6:13And when the day brake, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, those whom 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 →

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