Matthew 5:1
Seeing the multitude of people, Jesus went up the Hill. There He seated Himself, and when His disciples came to Him,
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
2He proceeded to teach them, and said:
Cross References
Matthew 4:18And walking along the shore of the Lake of Galilee He saw two brothers--Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew--throwing a drag-net into the Lake; for they were fishers.
Matthew 10:2Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi, and his brother John;
Matthew 15:29Again, moving thence, Jesus went along by the Lake of Galilee; and ascending the hill, He sat down there.
Mark 3:20And He went into a house. But again the crowd assembled, so that there was no opportunity for them even to snatch a meal.
Luke 6:13When it was day, He called His disciples; and He selected from among them twelve, 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 →