“ And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, ”
(1) And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, (1) Christ teaches that the greatest joy and happiness is not in the conveniences and pleasures of this life, but is laid up in heaven for those...
Matthew 5:2 . opened his mouth: a Semitic redundancy.
opened His mouth. Hebrew idiom. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for speaking ( Job 3:1 ; Daniel 10:16 ; Acts 8:35 ). taught them. See note on Mat 7:39, and the Structure, abov...
2. Opening his mouth. This redundancy of expression ( πλεονασμὸς) partakes of the Hebrew idiom: for what would be faulty in other languages is frequent among the Hebrews, to say, He opened...
DISCOURSE: 1288 THE BLESSEDNESS OF THE HUMBLE Matthew 5:1-4 . And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth, an...
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
And he opened his mouth— This phrase denotes speaking in a solemn and authoritative manner, intimating the importance of what is going to be delivered, and is not always used as a pleonasm. Comp....
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, And he opened his mouth - a solemn way of arousing the reader's attention, and preparing him for something weighty ( Job 3:1 ; Acts 8:35 ;...
The Beatitudes . Properly speaking, the beatitudes are seven in number, Matthew 5:10-11 ; Matthew 5:12 , forming an appendix. These three vv. being counted in, the number of beatitudes is raised,...
Chapter 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1-48 ; Matthew 6:1-34 ; Matthew 7:1-29 IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon on the M...
Opening Words of Grace and Truth Matthew 5:1-9 There are many doors into the life of blessedness. It does not depend on outward possessions, such as worldly goods or high birth. There is no sou...
In the three Chapter s beginning here we have the Magna Charta of the Kingdom. This chapter opens with a great revelation of its supreme condition. Character is everything. The first word is suggesti...
We have a beautiful view of our dear LORD opening his commission as the Great Prophet of his church and people. The law had been given from the Mount, therefore JESUS will here also deliver his Gospe...
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 i...
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 ,...
And seeing the multitudes A vast concourse of people assembled from all parts to attend him, some with their sick to obtain cures, for he never rejected any who applied to him; some out of curiosit...
From every direction He attracted followers, Galilee mentioned first, but also Decapolis beyond the sea of Galilee, Jerusalem and Judea, and east of Jordan. No doubt their motives for following Him w...
The Sermon on the Mount. 1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:...
Ver. 1,2. The last chapter concluded with telling us that a great multitude followed Christ, which he observing, that he might with more convenience to himself, and advantage to them, speak what he h...
‘And seeing the crowds, he went up into the mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him, and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,' Jesus had seen many crowds, and had welco...
CRITICAL NOTES GENERAL REMARKS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT The aim and contents of the “ Sermon .”—No mere sermon is this, only distinguished from others of its class by its reach and sweep and...
And he opened his mouth Having announced the kingdom of heaven as "at hand," the King, in Matthew 5-7, declares the principles of the kingdom. The Sermon on the Mount has a twofold application...
Matthew 5:1-2 General Outline of the Sermon on the Mount. The Sermon on the Mount consists I. Of an introduction, beginning at Matthew 5:3 and ending with Matthew 5:16 of Matthew 5 The pec...
Matthew 5:1 . And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: For convenience, and quietude, and to be out of the way of traffic, he went up into a mountain. Elevated doctrines would seem...
Matthew 5:1 . Seeing the multitudes, assembled from six provinces to see and to hear the great, the promised prophet, who had opened his ministry with glorious miracles. But our Saviour looked upo...
And taught them. The Disciples I. Who they are, not the rich, gay, self-asserting, satisfied. It. Their peculiar felicity. 1. Secure. 2. Manifold. 3. Ever-enlarging. III. Their bene...
EXPOSITION Matthew 5:1 And seeing the multitudes ; i.e. those spoken of in Matthew 4:25 —the multitudes who were at that point of time following him. He went up . From the lower groun...
A solemn and dramatic description of the beginning of a weighty discourse: And He opened His mouth and taught them, saying. It was a confidential, awe-inspiring communication of the great Teacher...
Acts 10:34 ; Acts 18:14 ; Acts 8:35 ; Ephesians 6:19 ; Job 3:1 ; Luke 6:20 ; Matthew 13:35 ; Proverbs 31:8 ; Proverbs 31:9 ; Proverbs 8:6 ; Psalms 78:1 ; Psalms 78:2
The Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:1-42 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The key to the Sermon on the Mount is found in Matthew 4:23 : "preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom." Before the Lord sat a great...
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....