Matthew 5:2 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 5:2

and He began to teach them, saying:

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

KJV

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

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Commentary

4 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (604)

(Moral. iv. 1.) When the Lord on the mountain is about to utter His sublime precepts, it is said, Opening his month he taught them, He who had before opened the mouth of the Prophets.

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 Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And he opened his mouth,.... He spoke with a clear and strong voice, that all the people might hear him; and with great freedom, utterance, and cheerfulness, and things of the greatest moment and importance; and taught them; not his disciples only, but the whole multitude, who heard him with astonishment; see Mat 7:28. Some things in the following discourse are directed to the disciples in particular, and others regard the multitude in general.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

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.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἀνοίξας	anoixas	opening	G455 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
στόμα	stoma	mouth	G4750 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
ἐδίδασκεν	edidasken	He was teaching	G1321 →
αὐτοὺς	autous	them	G846 →
λέγων·¶	legōn	saying:	G3004 →

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
Matthew 13:35
So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
leads to
- Psalms 78:2
  I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
- Ephesians 3:9
  and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
- 1 Peter 1:20–21
  He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
- Romans 16:25–26
  Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past
- 1 Corinthians 2:7
  No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
Through
Acts 10:34
Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
leads to
- Romans 2:11
  For God does not show favoritism.
- 2 Chronicles 19:7
  And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
- Deuteronomy 10:17
  For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.