Matthew 5:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

MATTHEW CHAPTER 5 Matthew 5:1-12 Christ begins his sermon upon the Mount, declaring who are blessed. Matthew 5:13-16 He calleth his disciples the salt of the earth, the light of the world; and by the similitudes of a city on a hill, and of a candle, he urges upon them the necessity of setting a good example. Matthew 5:17-20 He came not to destroy, but to fulfil, the law. Matthew 5:21-26 He extendeth the precepts against murder, Matthew 5:27-32 adultery, Matthew 5:33-37 and false swearing, Matthew 5:38-42 exhorteth to suffer wrong patiently, Matthew 5:43-47 to love our enemies, Matthew 5:48 and to aim at perfection. See Poole on "Matthew 5:2".