Matthew 5:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And with these words he gave them teaching, saying,

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  • Matt 13:35 : 35 That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.
  • Luke 6:20-26 : 20 And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours. 21 Happy are you who are in need of food now: for you will be made full. Happy are you who are weeping now; for you will be glad. 22 Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man. 23 Be glad in that day, and be lifted up for joy, for your reward in heaven will be great: for their fathers did these same things to the prophets. 24 But unhappy are you who have wealth: for you have been comforted now. 25 Unhappy are you who are full of food now: for you will be in need. Unhappy are you who are laughing now: for you will be crying in sorrow. 26 Unhappy are you when all men give you their approval: for so their fathers did to the false prophets.
  • Acts 8:35 : 35 So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.
  • Acts 10:34 : 34 Then Peter said, Truly, I see clearly that God is no respecter of persons:
  • Acts 18:14 : 14 But when Paul was about to say something, Gallio said to the Jews, If this was anything to do with wrongdoing or crime, there would be a reason for me to give you a hearing:
  • Eph 6:19 : 19 And for me, that words may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make clear without fear the secret of the good news,
  • Job 3:1 : 1 Then, opening his mouth, and cursing the day of his birth,
  • Ps 78:1-2 : 1 <Maschil. Of Asaph.> Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth. 2 Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;
  • Prov 8:6 : 6 Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 And seeing great masses of people he went up into the mountain; and when he was seated his disciples came to him.

  • Mark 4:1-2
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    1 And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.

    2 And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:

  • 1 Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples:

  • 10 And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:

  • John 8:1-2
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    1 But Jesus went to the Mountain of Olives.

    2 And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them.

  • Mark 1:21-22
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    21 And they came to Capernaum; and on the Sabbath he went into the Synagogue and gave teaching.

    22 And they were full of wonder at his teaching, because he gave it as one having authority, and not like the scribes.

  • 13 And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.

  • 45 And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,

  • 3 Then Jesus went up the mountain and was seated there with his disciples.

  • 3 Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

  • Luke 5:3-4
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    3 And he got into one of the boats, the property of Simon, and made a request to him to go a little way out from the land. And being seated he gave the people teaching from the boat.

    4 And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.

  • Luke 4:31-32
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    31 And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.

    32 And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

  • 34 And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.

  • 29 And Jesus went from there and came to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and took his seat there.

  • Matt 7:28-29
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    28 And it came about, when Jesus had come to the end of these words, that the people were surprised at his teaching,

    29 for he was teaching as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

  • 1 And it came about that when Jesus had come to the end of giving these orders to his twelve disciples, he went away from there, teaching and preaching in their towns.

  • 2 And a great number went after him; and he made them well there.

  • 1 Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret;

  • 1 After he had come to the end of all his words in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum.

  • Matt 13:1-2
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    1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and was seated by the seaside.

    2 And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea.

  • 20 And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.

  • 1 And it came about that he was in prayer in a certain place, and when he came to an end, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, will you give us teaching about prayer, as John did to his disciples?

  • 1 And he got up, and went into the country of Judaea on the other side of Jordan: and great numbers of people came together to him again; and, as was his way, he gave them teaching.

  • 1 And when Jesus had come to the end of all these words, he said to his disciples,

  • 1 And Jesus, talking to them again in stories, said:

  • 1 And when he had come down from the mountain, great numbers of people came after him.

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    1 And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news,

    2 That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.

  • 19 And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

  • 10 And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

  • 5 Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.

  • Mark 6:1-2
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    1 And he went away from there, and came into his country; and his disciples went with him.

    2 And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands?

  • 14 And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you:

  • 38 You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

  • 21 Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.

  • 1 In those days again, when there was a great mass of people and they had no food, he made his disciples come to him and said to them,

  • 34 And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.

  • 11 Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

  • 17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,

  • 14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great mass of people about them, and scribes questioning them.

  • 17 From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.

  • 2 And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.