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Sermon on the Mount

Sermon on the Mount is dated AD 28. It is told in Matthew 5:1–7:29. Jesus Christ is part of it.

When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,

Matthew 5:1 BSB

When did it happen?

Modern reckoning
AD 28
Traditional reckoning
AD 28

Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.

Where is it in the Bible?

Who was there, and where?

Where: Jerusalem.

Which verses connect to Matthew 5:1?

The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).

  1. Mark 3:1319 votes

    Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.

  2. Matthew 15:2915 votes

    Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.

  3. John 6:2–314 votes

    A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick. Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.

  4. Mark 4:113 votes

    Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.

  5. Mark 3:2010 votes

    Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.

  6. Matthew 4:256 votes

    Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.