Matthew 5:2

And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1And when he sawe the multitude, he went vp into a mountaine: and when he was set, his disciples came to him.

3Blessed are the poore in spirit, for theirs is the kingdome of heauen.

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Cross References

Job 3:1Afterward Iob opened his mouth, and cursed his day.

Proverbs 8:6Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right.

Matthew 13:35That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, and will vtter the thinges which haue beene kept secrete from the foundation of the worlde.

Acts 8:35Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, and preached vnto him Iesus.

Acts 18:14And as Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio saide vnto the Iewes, If it were a matter of wrong, or an euill deede, O ye Iewes, I would according to reason maintaine 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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