Matthew 5:1

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Seeing the large crowds, Jesus went up in a mountain [i.e., probably a hill near Capernaum] and when He sat down, His disciples came to Him.

Cross References

Matthew 13:2

Great crowds gathered around Him so that He went and sat down in a boat [just off shore], while the crowd stood on the beach.

Matthew 15:29

Jesus left there and went [over] near Lake Galilee. He went up into a mountain and sat down there.

Matthew 4:25

Large crowds followed Him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond [i.e., the east side of] the Jordan River.

Matthew 5:2

He opened His mouth and taught them, saying,

Mark 3:13

He then went up into the mountain and summoned those He wanted to come to Him and they came.

Mark 3:20

Soon a crowd assembled again so that they could not even eat a meal [i.e., without people crowding all around them].

Mark 4:1

Jesus again began teaching along the shore of the lake [of Galilee]. A huge crowd gathered around Him so that He had to sit in a boat out in the lake [to speak to them], while the entire crowd stood on the shore.

Luke 6:12

And it happened during that time that Jesus went out to the mountain [i.e., probably a hillside near Capernaum] to pray, and continued praying to God all night.

Luke 6:17

Then He came down [from the mountain] with them and stood on a level place [where] a large crowd of His disciples and a large group of people had gathered to hear Him and be healed from their diseases.

Luke 6:20

Then He looked at His disciples and said, “Those of you who have a [sense of personal] need are blessed, because the kingdom of God belongs to you.

Luke 9:28

And it happened about eight days after Jesus said these things that He took Peter, John and James with Him and went up in the mountain to pray. [Note: This was probably Mt. Tabor, which was nearby].

John 6:15

So, [when] Jesus knew that the people were about to come and forcibly take Him and make Him [their] king, He left there again and went to the high plateau [to be] alone [i.e., to pray. See Mark 6:46].