seeing: Matthew 4:25, Matthew 13:2, Mark 4:1 he went: Matthew 15:29, Mark 3:13, Mark 3:20, John 6:2, John 6:3 his: Matthew 4:18-Song of Solomon :, Matthew 10:2-Numbers :, Luke 6:13-Nehemiah : Reciprocal: Matthew 8:1 - come Luke 4:20 - and sat John 8:2 - and he Acts 16:13 - and we Acts 17:17 - daily read more
Matthew 13:35, Job 3:1, Psalms 78:1, Psalms 78:2, Proverbs 8:6, Proverbs 31:8, Proverbs 31:9, Luke 6:20-Ezekiel :, Acts 8:35, Acts 10:34, Acts 18:14, Ephesians 6:19 Reciprocal: Job 33:2 - I Mark 2:2 - and he Luke 4:20 - and sat John 8:2 - and he Acts 16:13 - and we Acts 17:17 - daily read more
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:And seeing the multitudes — At some distance, as they were coming to him from every quarter.He went up into the mountain — Which was near: where there was room for them all.His disciples — not only his twelve disciples, but all who desired to learn of him. read more
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,And he opened his mouth — A phrase which always denotes a set and solemn discourse; and taught them - To bless men; to make men happy, was the great business for which our Lord came into the world. And accordingly he here pronounces eight blessings together, annexing them to so many steps in Christianity. Knowing that happiness is our common aim, and that an innate instinct continually urges us to the pursuit of it, he in the kindest manner... read more
§ 36. SERMON ON THE MOUNT 1. Seeing the multitudes Gathered together, doubtless with the understanding that a great discourse was to be uttered. As Luke informs us, he had spent the night previous in the Mount in solitary prayer. In the morning he called and formally chose his twelve apostles. Luke says he then walked down with the twelve to the level plain, or “table-land.” There it was that the mighty multitudes met him; from Tyre and Sidon north, from Judea and Jerusalem south, they... read more
2. Opened his mouth The phrase expresses the importance of the utterance. The Orientals, especially the Hindoos, when narrating the commands or precepts of some god, hero, or teacher, use the phrase, he opened his mouth, as a formula of high dignity. They use for the word opened, not the ordinary term for opening a door, but the term that designates the opening or expanding of a flower. Saying This word implies that the following is a substantial summary of his discourse. The... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 5:2
2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Ver. 2. And he opened his mouth ] This phrase is not superfluous (as some may conceit), but betokeneth free and full discourse, Ephesians 6:19 , of some weighty and important matter, Psalms 78:2 , uttered with great alacrity of spirit and vehemency of speech. And taught them, saying ] He taught them sometimes (saith Theodoret) when he opened not his mouth, sc. δια του βιου και θαυματων , by his holy life and wondrous works. A mirror for... read more