An address across three chapters
Matthew 5–7 gathers the Beatitudes, teachings about conduct and intention, prayer, judgment, and the image of houses built on different foundations.
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The Sermon on the Mount
ABOUT THIS SCRIPTURE
A collection of Jesus’s teachings, including the Beatitudes, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Golden Rule.
A CLOSER LOOK
The story behind it.
A collection of Jesus’s teachings, including the Beatitudes, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Golden Rule.
The inward life of an act
The teachings repeatedly move from outward behavior toward the intention or disposition behind it. The sequence connects anger, generosity, prayer, and judgment.
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Introductions are grounded in the sources below. Collection notes and reading prompts provide an editorial starting point; personal opinions are identified in the collection’s content.
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