Matthew 5:1

Matthew 5:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
• New International Version (NIV)Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.

Context of Matthew 5:1

When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and when He was seated, His disciples came to Him. 2Then He began to teach them, saying, 3“Blessed [spiritually prosperous, happy, to be admired] are the poor in spirit [those devoid of spiritual arrogance, those who regard themselves as insignificant], for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [both now and forever].

Matthew 5:1 word by word

Ἰδὼν δὲ τοὺς ὄχλους ἀνέβη εἰς τὸ ὄρος, καὶ καθίσαντος αὐτοῦ προσῆλθαν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• seeingὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the multitudesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the multitudesὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• he went upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a mountainὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• came untoπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334

Cross-references for Matthew 5:1

• Matthew 4:25Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and the other side of the Jordan.
• Matthew 13:2But such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat there [positioning Himself as a teacher], while the whole crowd stood on the shore.
• Mark 4:1Again Jesus began to teach beside the sea [of Galilee]. And a very large crowd gathered around Him, so He got into a boat [anchoring it a short distance out] on the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the shore.
• Matthew 15:29Jesus went on from there and passed along by [the eastern shore of] the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on the hillside and was sitting there.
• Mark 3:13He went up on the hillside and called those whom He Himself wanted and chose; and they came to Him.
• John 6:2A large crowd was following Him because they had seen the signs (attesting miracles) which He continually performed on those who were sick.
• Matthew 4:18As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He noticed two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
• Matthew 10:2Now these are the names of the twelve apostles (special messengers, personally chosen representatives): first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
• Luke 6:13When day came, He called His disciples and selected twelve of them, whom He also named apostles (special messengers, personally chosen representatives):

Commentaries on Matthew 5:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1And seeing the multitudes - , these multitudes, viz. those mentioned in the preceding verse, which should make the first verse of this chapter. He went up into a mountain - That he might have the greater advantage of speaking, so as to be heard by that great concourse of people which followed him. It is very probable that nothing more is meant here than a small hill or eminence. Had he been on a high mountain they could not have heard; and, had he been at…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1And seeing the multitudes - The great numbers that came to attend on his ministry. The substance of this discourse is recorded also in Luke 6:17-20. Went up into a mountain - This mountain, or hill, was somewhere in the vicinity of Capernaum, but where precisely is not mentioned. He ascended the hill, doubtless, because it was more convenient to address the multitude from an eminence than if he were on the same level with them. A hill or mountain is still…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Christ's sermon on the mount. (1-2) Who are blessed. (3-12) Exhortations and warnings. (13-16) Christ came to confirm the law. (17-20) The sixth commandment. (21-26) The seventh commandment. (27-32) The third commandment. (33-37) The law of retaliation. (38-42) The law of love explained. (43-48) Verses 1-2 None will find happiness in this world or the next, who do not seek it from Christ by the rule of his word. He taught them what was the evil they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2This is the first of five long teachings in Matthew (see also 9:35–11:1; 13:1–53; 18:1–19:2; 23:1–26:1). The Sermon on the Mount focuses on the Messiah's call for people to become righteousness. Paul considered righteousness to be God's saving actions and a person's status before God. Jesus uses the term to mean moral behavior that obeys God's will, like the apostle James. Righteousness means doing God's will as Jesus reveals it. This "revelation of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-161. And seeing the multitudes--those mentioned in Mt 4:25. he went up into a mountain--one of the dozen mountains which Robinson says there are in the vicinity of the Sea of Galilee, any one of them answering about equally well to the occasion. So charming is the whole landscape that the descriptions of it, from Josephus downwards [Wars of the Jews, 4.10,8], are apt to be thought a little colored. and when he was set--had sat or seated Himself. his…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 5:1

• Instruction
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• Mountain
• Preaching
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Commentaries on Matthew 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings