Matthew 5:1
When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
2 and He began to teach them, saying:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
- KJV
- And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
- WEB
- Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
- ASV
- And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him:
- DARBY
- But seeing the crowds, he went up into the mountain, and having sat down, his disciples came to him;
- BLB
- And having seen the crowds, He went up onto the mountain. And [on] His having sat down, His disciples came to Him.
- ÅB
- Og da han så folket gikk han opp fjellet. Og da han hadde satt seg, kom disiplene hans til ham.
- OTB
- Da Jesus så folkemengdene, gikk Han opp på en fjellside og satte seg. Disiplene Hans kom til Ham,
- B1930
- Og da han så folket, gikk han op fjellet, og da han hadde satt sig, kom hans disipler til ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 3:13
Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
Read in contextMatthew 15:29
Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
Read in contextJohn 6:2–3
A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
Read in contextMark 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 shore.
Read in contextMark 3:20
Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
Read in contextMatthew 4:25
The large crowds that followed Him came from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
Read in contextLuke 6:13–16
When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:
Read in contextMatthew 13:2
Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
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