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His disciples came to him, <a href="/nlt/matthew/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, <a href="/esv/matthew/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. <a href="/bsb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him, <a href="/blb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having seen the crowds, He went up on the mountain. And He having sat down, His disciples came to Him, <a href="/kjv/matthew/5.htm">King James Bible</a> And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: <a href="/nkjv/matthew/5.htm">New King James Version</a> And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. <a href="/nasb/matthew/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And when He saw the multitudes, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. <a href="/lsb/matthew/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. <a href="/amp/matthew/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and when He was seated, His disciples came to Him. <a href="/csb/matthew/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When he saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When He saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain, and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. <a href="/asv/matthew/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: <a href="/cev/matthew/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on the side of a mountain and sat down. Jesus' disciples gathered around him, <a href="/erv/matthew/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: <a href="/gwt/matthew/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up a mountain and sat down. His disciples came to him, <a href="/gnt/matthew/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus saw the crowds and went up a hill, where he sat down. His disciples gathered around him, <a href="/isv/matthew/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on the hill. After taking his seat, his disciples came to him, <a href="/msb/matthew/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him, <a href="/net/matthew/5.htm">NET Bible</a> When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain. After he sat down his disciples came to him. <a href="/nheb/matthew/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And seeing the crowds, he went up onto the mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him. <a href="/wbt/matthew/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And seeing the multitudes, he ascended a mountain: and when he was seated, his disciples came to him. <a href="/wey/matthew/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Seeing the multitude of people, Jesus went up the Hill. There He seated Himself, and when His disciples came to Him, <a href="/web/matthew/5.htm">World English Bible</a> Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And having seen the multitudes, He went up to the mountain, and He having sat down, His disciples came to Him, <a href="/blb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having seen the crowds, He went up on the mountain. And He having sat down, His disciples came to Him, <a href="/ylt/matthew/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him, <a href="/slt/matthew/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain; and he having sat down, his disciples came to him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> AND seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set down, his disciples came unto him. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then, seeing the crowds, he ascended the mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples drew near to him, <a href="/nabre/matthew/5.htm">New American Bible</a> When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> WHEN Jesus saw the crowds, he went up to the mountain; and as he sat down, his disciples drew near to him. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But when Yeshua saw the crowds, he went up into a mountain and when he sat down his disciples came near to him.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him; <a href="/godbey/matthew/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And seeing the multitudes, He went up into the mountain; and having sat down, His disciples came to Him. <a href="/haweis/matthew/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> THEN seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and seating himself, his disciples came to him: <a href="/mace/matthew/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Jesus, to avoid this crowd of people, went to a mountain: and when he was set down, his disciples came to him. <a href="/wey/matthew/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Seeing the multitude of people, Jesus went up the Hill. There He seated Himself, and when His disciples came to Him, <a href="/worrell/matthew/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, seeing the multitudes, He went up into the mountain; and, He having sat down, His disciples came to Him: <a href="/worsley/matthew/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And seeing the multitudes He went up to a mountain, and when He was set down, His disciples came to Him, <a href="/parallel/matthew/5-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=822" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/5.htm">The Sermon on the Mount</a> 1<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">When</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: Idōn (V-APA-NMS) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">Jesus saw</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3793.htm" title="3793: ochlous (N-AMP) -- From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.">crowds,</a> <a href="/greek/305.htm" title="305: anebē (V-AIA-3S) -- To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up.">He went up</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3735.htm" title="3735: oros (N-ANS) -- A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain).">mountain</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/2523.htm" title="2523: kathisantos (V-APA-GMS) -- Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.">sat down.</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="3101: mathētai (N-NMP) -- A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">disciples</a> <a href="/greek/4334.htm" title="4334: prosēlthan (V-AIA-3P) -- From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.">came</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to Him,</a> 2and He began to teach them, saying:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/6-17.htm">Luke 6:17-20</a> Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. / They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed. / The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all. ... <a href="/mark/3-13.htm">Mark 3:13-14</a> Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him. / He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach, <a href="/john/6-3.htm">John 6:3</a> Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples. <a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">Matthew 4:23-25</a> Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. / News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them. / Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. <a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Matthew 7:28-29</a> When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching, / because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes. <a href="/luke/9-28.htm">Luke 9:28-29</a> About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray. / And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white. <a href="/mark/6-34.htm">Mark 6:34</a> When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things. <a href="/john/8-2.htm">John 8:2</a> Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them. <a href="/matthew/13-2.htm">Matthew 13:2</a> Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore. <a href="/matthew/15-29.htm">Matthew 15:29-30</a> Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down. / Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them. <a href="/exodus/19-3.htm">Exodus 19:3</a> Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel: <a href="/deuteronomy/9-9.htm">Deuteronomy 9:9</a> When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I ate no bread and drank no water. <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a> In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1-3</a> “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. / Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. <a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</a> They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came to him:seeing.<a href="/matthew/4-25.htm">Matthew 4:25</a> And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.<a href="/matthew/13-2.htm">Matthew 13:2</a> And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.<a href="/mark/4-1.htm">Mark 4:1</a> And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.he went.<a href="/matthew/15-29.htm">Matthew 15:29</a> And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.<a href="/mark/3-13.htm">Mark 3:13,20</a> And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him… <a href="/john/6-2.htm">John 6:2,3</a> And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased… his.<a href="/matthew/4-18.htm">Matthew 4:18-22</a> And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers… <a href="/matthew/10-2.htm">Matthew 10:2-4</a> Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; … <a href="/luke/6-13.htm">Luke 6:13-16</a> And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-49.htm">Ascended</a> <a href="/matthew/4-25.htm">Crowds</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/matthew/4-25.htm">Great</a> <a href="/malachi/1-3.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/joel/3-14.htm">Masses</a> <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Mountainside</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-4.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/matthew/4-25.htm">Multitudes</a> <a href="/jonah/2-10.htm">Onto</a> <a href="/matthew/4-16.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-4.htm">Seated</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/14-23.htm">Ascended</a> <a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Crowds</a> <a href="/matthew/8-21.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/matthew/5-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/genesis/41-47.htm">Masses</a> <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/matthew/8-1.htm">Mountainside</a> <a href="/matthew/6-7.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Multitudes</a> <a href="/matthew/26-71.htm">Onto</a> <a href="/matthew/9-10.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/matthew/9-9.htm">Seated</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 5</div>1. <a href="/matthew/5-1.htm">Jesus' sermon on the mount:</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">The Beattitudes;</a> 13. <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">the salt of the earth;</a> 14. <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">the light of the world.</a> 17. <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">He came to fulfill the law.</a> 21. <a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">What it is to kill;</a> 27. <a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">to commit adultery;</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">to swear.</a> 38. <a href="/matthew/5-38.htm">He exhorts to forgive wrong,</a> 43. <a href="/matthew/5-43.htm">to love our enemies;</a> 48. <a href="/matthew/5-48.htm">and to labor after perfection.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The crowds likely consisted of people from various regions, as mentioned in the preceding chapter, drawn by His teachings and miracles. This reflects Jesus' role as the Good Shepherd, attentive to the needs of His flock. The presence of large crowds also fulfills the prophecy of the Messiah drawing people to Himself (<a href="/isaiah/42.htm">Isaiah 42:1-4</a>).He went up on the mountain Mountains in biblical times were often places of revelation and divine encounter, reminiscent of Moses receiving the Law on Mount Sinai. This setting underscores the authority of Jesus' teachings, as He delivers what is known as the Sermon on the Mount. The mountain symbolizes a place of higher spiritual insight and connection with God.and sat down In Jewish tradition, sitting was the posture of a teacher or rabbi when delivering instruction. This act signifies Jesus' authority as a teacher and His role as the ultimate Rabbi. It also indicates a formal teaching moment, inviting His listeners to pay close attention to His words.His disciples came to Him This phrase highlights the distinction between the general crowd and those who were committed followers of Jesus. The disciples' approach signifies their readiness to learn and receive deeper spiritual truths. It also reflects the pattern of discipleship, where followers actively seek the presence and wisdom of their teacher. This gathering of disciples can be seen as a precursor to the Great Commission, where they are later sent out to teach others.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who is about to deliver the Sermon on the Mount, a foundational teaching for Christian ethics and discipleship. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_crowds.htm">The Crowds</a> Large groups of people who followed Jesus, drawn by His teachings and miracles. They represent the diverse audience that Jesus addressed, including both followers and seekers. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_mountain.htm">The Mountain</a> A specific location where Jesus chose to teach. Mountains in biblical times were often places of revelation and divine encounter, reminiscent of Moses receiving the Law on Mount Sinai. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The close followers of Jesus who were committed to learning from Him. They represent those who are dedicated to understanding and living out His teachings. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_event.htm">The Event</a> The beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, one of the most significant discourses of Jesus, which outlines the principles of the Kingdom of Heaven.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_setting.htm">The Importance of Setting</a> Jesus chose a mountain, a place of significance, to deliver His teachings, emphasizing the gravity and divine authority of His message. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_disciples.htm">The Role of the Disciples</a> As followers of Christ, we are called to draw near to Him, just as the disciples did, to learn and apply His teachings in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_listen_and_act.htm">The Call to Listen and Act</a> The crowds represent those who are curious and seeking truth. We are reminded to not only hear Jesus' words but to act upon them, embodying His teachings in our daily lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_continuity_of_god's_revelation.htm">The Continuity of God's Revelation</a> The setting on the mountain connects Jesus' teachings to the Old Testament, showing that He fulfills and expands upon the Law given to Moses. <a href="/topical/t/the_universal_invitation.htm">The Universal Invitation</a> The presence of the crowds indicates that Jesus' message is for everyone, inviting all to come and learn from Him, regardless of their background or status.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 5</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_wide_gate_to_destruction.htm">Am I the one, Lord?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_transfiguration_of_jesus.htm">What is the Transfiguration of Jesus?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_pray_for.htm">What did Jesus pray for during His ministry?</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_speak_secretly_or_openly.htm">Did Jesus speak secretly? John 18:20 says no, but Mark 4:34 and Matthew 13:10-11 suggest he explained parables privately to his disciples.</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>V.(1) What is known as the Sermon on the Mount is obviously placed by St. Matthew (who appears in the earliest traditions connected with his name as a collector of our Lord's "Oracles" or discourses) in the fore-front of his record of His work, as a great pattern-discourse, that which more than any other represented the teaching with which He began His work. Few will fail to recognise the fitness of its position, and the influence which it has exercised wherever the Gospel record has found its way. More than any other part of that record did it impress itself on the minds of men in the first age of the Church, and more often is it quoted by the writers of that period--St. James, and Barnabas, and Clement of Rome, and Ignatius, and Polycarp. More than any other portion, in recent time, has it attracted the admiring reverence even of many who did not look on the Preacher of the Sermon as the faith of Christendom looks on Him. Not unfrequently its teaching, as being purely ethical, has been contrasted with the more dogmatic character of the discourses that appear in St. John. How far that contrast really exists will appear as we interpret it. Two preliminary questions, however, present themselves: (1) Have we here the actual verbatim report of one single discourse? (2) Is that discourse the same as that which we find in <a href="/context/luke/6-20.htm" title="And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.">Luke 6:20-49</a>, and which, for the sake of distinctness, we may call the Sermon on the Plain? Following the method hitherto adopted in dealing with problems which rise from the comparison of one Gospel with another, the latter inquiry will be postponed till we have to meet it in writing on St. Luke's Gospel. Here it will be enough to state the conclusion which seems to be most probable, that the two discourses are quite distinct, and that each has traceably a purpose and method of its own. The other question calls for discussion now.At first sight there is much that favours the belief that the Sermon on the Mount is, as it were, a pattern discourse, framed out of the fragments of many like discourses. Not only is there a large element common to it and to the Sermon on the Plain, but we find many other portions of it scattered here and there in other parts of St. Luke's Gospel. Thus we have:---1<a href="/matthew/5-13.htm" title="You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his flavor, with which shall it be salted? it is thereafter good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.">Matthew 5:13</a>. . .<a href="/luke/14-34.htm" title="Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his flavor, with which shall it be seasoned?">Luke 14:34</a>-2<a href="/matthew/5-18.htm" title="For truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass, one stroke or one pronunciation mark shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.">Matthew 5:18</a> . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - And seeing the multitudes; i.e. those spoken of in <a href="/matthew/4-25.htm">Matthew 4:25</a> - the multitudes who were at that point of time following him. He went up. From the lower ground by the lake. Into a mountain; Revised Version, into the mountain (εἰς τὸ ὄρος); i.e. not any special mountain, but "the mountain nearest the place spoken of - the mountain near by" (Thayer); in contrast to any lower place, whether that was itself fairly high ground (as probably <a href="/luke/9-28.htm">Luke 9:28</a>) or the shore of the lake (<a href="/matthew/14-23.htm">Matthew 14:23</a> [parallel passages: <a href="/mark/6-46.htm">Mark 6:46</a>; <a href="/john/6-15.htm">John 6:15</a>]; 15:29). The actual spot here referred to may have been far from, or, and more probably (<a href="/matthew/4-18.htm">Matthew 4:18</a>), near to, the Lake of Gennesareth. It cannot now be identified. The traditional "Mount of Beatitudes" is Karn-Hattin, "a round, rocky hill" (Socin's Baedeker, p. 366), "a square-shaped hill with two tops" (Stanley, p. 368), about five miles north-west of Tiberias. This tradition, dating only from the time of the Crusades, is accepted by Stanley (cf. also Ellicott, 'Hist. Lects.,' p. 178), especially for the reasons that (1) τὸ ὄρος is equivalent to "the mountain" as a distinct name, and this mountain alone, with the exception of Tabor which is too distant, stands separate from the uniform barrier of hills round the lake; (2) "the platform at the top is evidently suitable for the collection of a multitude, and corresponds precisely to the 'level place' (τόπου πεδινοῦ, <a href="/luke/6-17.htm">Luke 6:17</a>) to which our Lord would 'come down,' as from one of its higher horns, to address the people." But these reasons seem insufficient. And when he was set; Revised Version, had sat down; as his custom was when preaching (<a href="/matthew/13-1.htm">Matthew 13:1</a>; <a href="/matthew/24-3.htm">Matthew 24:3</a>; <a href="/mark/9-35.htm">Mark 9:35</a>). His disciples; i.e. the twelve, and also those others out of whom they had, as it seems, just been chosen (<a href="/luke/6-12.htm">Luke 6:12, 20</a>). The word is used of all those personal followers who, as still more distinctly indicated in the Fourth Gospel, attached themselves to him to learn of him, at least until the time of the crisis in <a href="/john/6-66.htm">John 6:66</a>, when many withdrew (cf. also infra, <a href="/matthew/8-21.htm">Matthew 8:21</a>, and for an example in the end of his ministry, <a href="/luke/19-37.htm">Luke 19:37</a>). In English we unavoidably miss some of the meaning of μαθητής, to our loss, as may be seen from the saying of Ignatius, 'Magn.,' § 10, Μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ γενόμενοι μάθωμεν κατὰ Ξριστιανισμὸν ζῇν Came unto him (προσῆλθαν αὐτῷ). Came up to him, and, presumably, sat down in front of him to listen. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/5-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>When δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. Jesus saw Ἰδὼν (Idōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. crowds, ὄχλους (ochlous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3793.htm">Strong's 3793: </a> From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot. He went up ἀνέβη (anebē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_305.htm">Strong's 305: </a> To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up. on εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. mountain ὄρος (oros) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3735.htm">Strong's 3735: </a> A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain). and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. sat down. καθίσαντος (kathisantos) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2523.htm">Strong's 2523: </a> Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. disciples μαθηταὶ (mathētai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil. came προσῆλθαν (prosēlthan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4334.htm">Strong's 4334: </a> From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to. to Him, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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