And seeing the multitudes — At some distance, as they were coming to him from every quarter. He went up into the mountain — Which was near: where there was room for them all. His disciples — not only his twelve disciples, but all who desired to learn of him.
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Matthew 5:1
1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: