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

1But seeing the crowds, he went up into the mountain, and having sat down, his disciples came to him; and, having opened his mouth, he taught them, saying, 3Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. 4Blessed 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 13:35so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from [the] world's foundation.
• Job 3:1After this, Job opened 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, for the cause of all those that are left desolate.
• Luke 6:20And he, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed [are] ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
• Acts 8:35And Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from that scripture, announced the glad tidings of Jesus to him.
• Acts 10:34And Peter opening his mouth said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons,
• Acts 18:14But as Paul was going to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If indeed it was some wrong or wicked criminality, O Jews, of reason I should have borne with you;
• Ephesians 6:19and for me in order that utterance may be given to me in [the] opening of my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the glad tidings,

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