matthew-5:1-2,-luke-6:17-20-niv

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:1-16

The sermon on the mount. The first part of the sermon: the law of the kingdom of heaven. I. THE BEATITUDES . 1 . The first Beatitude. 2 . The second Beatitude. (a) It seems a paradox. Sorrow and joy are opposed to one another; but the Lord says that there is a sorrow which is blessed. Life is full of sorrows. There is more sorrow in the world than joy, more pain than pleasure. Outward sorrows are blessed if they are meekly borne, in patience and in trustful faith. When... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:2

And he opened his mouth . Frequent in the Old Testament; e.g. Job 3:1 . A Hebraism, indicating that the words spoken are not the utterance of chance, but of set will and purpose. In the Gospels (in this sense) only Matthew 13:35 (from Psalms 78:2 , LXX .); also in Acts 8:35 (Philip); Acts 10:34 (Peter); Acts 18:14 (Paul); Revelation 13:6 (the beast); cf. 2 Corinthians 6:11 , of perfect frankness of expression, and Ephesians 6:19 , perhaps of courage in the utterance of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:2

The new Preacher. "He opened his mouth, and taught them." Our Lord was both a Teacher and a Preacher. The teacher aims at instruction; he seeks to arouse the activity of his scholars' minds. The preacher aims at persuasion, and seeks to arouse into activity the moral nature. The teacher will prefer the interlocutory method; the preacher will prefer the lengthened and systematic address. The so-called sermon on the mount is the full outline, giving the chief points of a continuous address,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:1

And seeing the multitudes - The great numbers that came to attend on his ministry. The substance of this discourse is recorded also in Luke 6:0. It is commonly called the “Sermon on the Mount.” It is not improbable that it was repeated, in substance, on different occasions, and to different people. At those times parts of it may have been omitted, and Luke may have recorded it as it was pronounced on one of those occasions. See the notes at Luke 6:17-20.Went up into a mountain - This mountain,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 5:1-2

Matthew 5:1-2. And seeing the multitudes A vast concourse of people assembled from all parts to attend him, some with their sick to obtain cures, for he never rejected any who applied to him; some out of curiosity to see his miracles, and hear his extraordinary doctrine; some with a design to find fault and censure; and some, doubtless, to hear and be edified by his discourses, which seldom failed to make a deep impression on those who had any share of good sense or true piety: the Son of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:1-12

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNTWhen people enter Jesus’ kingdom they enter a new life. They come under the rule of Jesus and, as his disciples, listen to his teaching and put it into practice. Their behaviour is not governed by a set of rules such as the law of Moses, but by the character of Jesus, who wants to reproduce that character in them. The collection of Jesus’ teachings commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount deals with the attitudes, behaviour and responsibilities of those who have come... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 5:1

seeing. App-133 . a mountain = the mountain. Well known and therefore unnamed, but corresponds with the Mount of Olives in the Structure of the Gospel as a whole. There is a reference also to Sinai. set. The posture of the Oriental teacher today. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 5:2

opened His mouth. Hebrew idiom. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for speaking (Job 3:1 , Daniel 10:16 , Acts 8:35 ). taught them. See note on Mat 7:39 , and the Structure, above. The Structure is the commentary showing that this teaching is connected with the proclamation of the kingdom (Matthew 5:3 ), and is to be interpreted by it. As the kingdom was rejected and is now in abeyance, so likewise this discourse is in abeyance with all its commands, &c, until "the gospel of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 5:1

MATT. 5THE SERMON ON THE MOUNTTHE BEATITUDES (MATT. 5:1-12)And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him. (Matthew 5:1)The traditional site of this mountain is seven miles southwest of Capernaum; the place is known as The Horns of Hattin. Note the custom of sitting down to teach, a procedure that was long followed in the early church. Sitting to teach was an indication of authority. Dummelow noted that in the "early church, the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 5:2

And be opened his mouth and taught them saying ...This indicates more than merely opening one's mouth in order to pronounce words. It denotes formal preparation and declaration of the cardinal principles set forth in the ensuing discourse, called the Sermon on the Mount. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 5:1-2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:1-12

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 5:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 5:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 5:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 5:2

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