MATTHEW 5:1

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:”

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Matthew 5:1 Translation & Meaning

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And δὲ But, and, etc And
seeing Ἰδὼν Used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know seeing
the multitudes, ὄχλους A throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot multitudes
he went up ἀνέβη To go up (literally or figuratively) up
into εἰς To or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases into
a mountain: ὄρος A mountain (as lifting itself above the plain) mountain
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
when was καθίσαντος To seat down, i.e., set (figuratively, appoint); intransitively, to sit (down); figuratively, to settle (hover, dwell) when was
he αὐτοῦ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons he
set, καθίσαντος To seat down, i.e., set (figuratively, appoint); intransitively, to sit (down); figuratively, to settle (hover, dwell) set
his αὐτοῦ· The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons his
disciples μαθηταὶ A learner, i.e., pupil disciples
came unto προσῆλθον To approach, i.e., (literally) come near, visit, or (figuratively) worship, assent to came
him: αὐτῷ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons him

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  • 1  And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

  • 2  And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

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




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