Matthew 5:1 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 5:1

When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,

BSB

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ASV

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him:

KJV

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Chapter 5, Verses 1, 2.) But Jesus, seeing the crowds, went up the mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him. And opening his mouth, he taught them, saying, 'The Lord goes up to the mountains, so that he may draw the multitudes to higher things with him. But the crowds are not able to ascend. And the disciples follow, to whom he speaks not standing, but sitting and huddled. For they were not able to understand him shining in his majesty.'

The record, by era

The Reformation1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

He went up into a mountain. Those who think that Christ's sermon, which is here related, is different from the sermon contained in the sixth chapter of Luke's Gospel, rest their opinion on a very light and frivolous argument. Matthew states, that Christ spoke to his disciples on a mountain, while Luke seems to say, that the discourse was delivered on a plain.

Anchor repaired 2026-08-10: was 5:20; content is Calvin's comment on 5:1 (the mountain, and whether Matthew's sermon is Luke 6's), verbatim in his Harmony chapter text.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And seeing the multitudes,.... The great concourse of people that followed him from the places before mentioned, he went up into a mountain; either to pray alone, which was sometimes his custom to do, or to shun the multitude; or rather, because it was a commodious place for teaching the people: and when he was set: not for rest, but in order to teach; for sitting was the posture of masters, or teachers, see Mat 13:2 Luk 4:20. The form in which the master and his disciples sat is thus described by Maimonides (z).

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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. 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 Luk 6:17-

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

So charming is the whole landscape that the descriptions of it, from JOSEPHUS downwards [Wars of the Jews, 4.10,8], are apt to be thought a little colored. and when he was set--had sat or seated Himself. his disciples came unto him--already a large circle, more or less attracted and subdued by His preaching and miracles, in addition to the smaller band of devoted adherents.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἰδὼν	Idōn	Having seen	G1492 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
ὄχλους	ochlous	crowds	G3793 →
ἀνέβη	anebē	He went up	G305 →
εἰς	eis	on	G1519 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ὄρος,	oros	mountain,	G3735 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
καθίσαντος	kathisantos	when was sitting down	G2523 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	He	G846 →
προσῆλθαν	prosēlthan	they came	G4334 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to Him	G846 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
μαθηταὶ	mathētai	disciples	G3101 →
αὐτοῦ.	autou	of Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 3:13
Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
leads to
- Luke 6:12–16
  In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
- Luke 9:1
  Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
- Matthew 10:1–4
  And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
Through
Mark 4:1
Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the…
leads to
- Mark 3:7
  So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 2:13
  Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.
- Luke 5:1–3
  On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
Through
Mark 3:20
Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
leads to
- Mark 6:31
  And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time…
Through
Matthew 15:29
Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
leads to
- Matthew 4:18
  As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew