Matthew 5:1

The Passion Translation

One day Jesus saw a vast crowd of people gathering to hear him, so he went up the slope of a hill and sat down. With his followers and disciples spread over the hillside,

Cross References

Matthew 13:2

Soon, there were so many people surrounding him that he had to teach sitting in a boat while the large crowd stood on the shore.

Matthew 15:29

After leaving Lebanon, Jesus went to Lake Galilee and climbed a hill nearby and sat down.

Matthew 4:25

This resulted in massive crowds of people following him, including people from Galilee, Jerusalem, the land of Judah, the region of the Ten Cities known as the Decapolis, and beyond the Jordan River.

Matthew 5:2

Jesus began to teach them:

Mark 3:13

Afterward, Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to himself the men he wanted to be his close companions, so they went up with him.

Mark 3:20

Then Jesus went home, but once again a large crowd gathered around him, which prevented him from even eating a meal.

Mark 4:1

Once again Jesus went to teach the people at the shore of Lake Galilee and a massive crowd surrounded him. The crowd was so huge that he had to get into a boat and teach the people from there.

Luke 6:12

After leaving the synagogue, Jesus went into the high hills to spend the whole night in prayer to God.

Luke 6:17

Jesus and his apostles came down from the hillside to a level field, where a large number of his disciples waited, along with a massive crowd: people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the coastal district of Tyre and Sidon.

Luke 6:20

Looking intently at his followers, Jesus began his sermon. “How enriched you become when you are a beggar, for you will experience the reality of God’s kingdom.

Luke 9:28

Eight days later, Jesus took Peter, Jacob, and John and climbed a high mountain to pray.

John 6:15

So Jesus, knowing that they were about to take him and make him their king by force, quickly left and went up the mountainside alone.