Matthew 5:2

and, opening his mouth, he began teaching them, saying:—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1But, seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain,—and, when he had taken a seat, his disciples came unto him;

3Happy, the destitute, in spirit; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens;

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Cross References

Job 3:1After this, opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

Proverbs 8:6Hear, for, princely things, will I speak, and the opening of my lips shall be of equity;

Matthew 13:35that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through the prophet, saying—I will open, in parables, my mouth, I will bring up things hidden from the foundation!

Acts 8:35And Philip, opening his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, told him the glad tidings of Jesus.

Acts 18:14But, as Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews—If, indeed, it had been some wrong or wicked recklessness, O Jews, with reason, in that case, should I have been bearing 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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