Matthew 5:1

But seeing the crowds, he went up into the mountain, and having sat down, his disciples came to him;

Darby Translation

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, having opened his mouth, he taught them, saying,

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Cross References

Matthew 4:18And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers;

Matthew 10:2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Matthew 15:29And Jesus, going away from thence, came towards the sea of Galilee, and he went up into the mountain and sat down there;

Mark 3:20And again a crowd comes together, so that they cannot even eat bread.

Luke 6:13And when it was day he called his disciples, and having chosen out twelve from them, whom also 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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