New English Translation
Matthew 5:2
2Then he began to teach them by saying:
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Context of Matthew 5:2
1When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain. After he sat down his disciples came to him. Then he began to teach them by saying: 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them. 4“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
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καὶ ἀνοίξας τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ἐδίδασκεν αὐτοὺς λέγων·¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Matthew 5:2
- Matthew 13:35This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”
- Job 3:1After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day he was born.
- Psalms 78:1Pay attention, my people, to my instruction! Listen to the words I speak!
- Proverbs 8:6Listen, for I will speak excellent things, and my lips will utter what is right.
- Proverbs 31:8Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying.
- Luke 6:20Then he looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.
- Acts 8:35So Philip started speaking, and beginning with this scripture proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.
- Acts 10:34Then Peter started speaking: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people,
- Acts 18:14But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews,
- Ephesians 6:19Pray for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak – that I may confidently make known 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
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