6 Bible Verses

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
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Matthew 5:1-2KJV
This verse introduces the Sermon on the Mount, showing Jesus deliberately choosing to teach his disciples from a mountainside. It marks the beginning of one of the most significant teaching moments in Jesus' ministry.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 5:3KJV
This is the first of the Beatitudes, which are central to the Sermon on the Mount. It emphasizes spiritual humility and God's special care for those who recognize their spiritual neediness.
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
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Matthew 5:17KJV
During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus clarifies his relationship to existing religious law, explaining that he came to fulfill the law's deeper spiritual meaning, not to abolish it.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
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Matthew 6:25KJV
Part of Jesus' teaching on trusting God, this verse encourages disciples to have faith and not worry excessively about material needs, highlighting God's providential care.
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
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Matthew 7:12KJV
Often called the Golden Rule, this verse summarizes Jesus' ethical teaching from the Sermon on the Mount, providing a fundamental principle of human interaction and love.
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
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Matthew 7:24-25KJV
This famous parable concludes the Sermon on the Mount, teaching that those who not only hear but also obey Jesus' teachings will have a strong, resilient spiritual foundation.

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