Matthew 5:2
He proceeded to teach them, and said:
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
In Context
3"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for to them belongs the Kingdom of the Heavens.
Cross References
Matthew 13:35in fulfilment of the saying of the Prophet, "I will open my mouth in figurative language, I will utter things kept hidden since the creation of all things."
Acts 8:35Then Philip began to speak, and, commencing with that same portion of Scripture, told him the Good News about Jesus.
Acts 18:14But, when Paul was about to begin his defence, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it had been some wrongful act or piece of cunning knavery I might reasonably have listened to you Jews.
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 →