Matthew 5:2

Matthew 5:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)and he began to teach them. He said:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:

Context of Matthew 5:2

1And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying, 3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Matthew 5:2 word by word

καὶ ἀνοίξας τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ἐδίδασκεν αὐτοὺς λέγων·¶Read the interlinear

• openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• mouthστόμαstoma · mouthG4750
• taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Matthew 5:2

• Matthew 13:35that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.
• Job 3:1After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
• Psalms 78:1Give ear, O my people, to my law: Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
• Proverbs 8:6Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things.
• Proverbs 31:8Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.
• Luke 6:20And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessedare ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
• Acts 8:35And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.
• Acts 10:34And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
• Acts 18:14But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked villany, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
• Ephesians 6:19and on my behalf, that utterance may be given unto me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

Commentaries on Matthew 5:2

• 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. 22. And he opened his mouth--a solemn way of arousing the reader's attention, and preparing him for something weighty. (Job 9:1; Ac 8:35; 10:34). and taught them, saying--as follows.Read the comment

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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